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We truly advance precision oncology and identify clinical biomarkers where other methods fail

The discovery and development of biomarkers for precision medicine using single-cell data and AI fully exploits the power of cutting-edge technologies in translational research. We are paving the way for the development of new life-saving diagnostics and next-generation therapeutics for complex diseases.

We advance precision diagnostics with a rich pipeline of proprietary biomarker discoveries

We discover clinically-relevant biomarkers with single-cell analytics and AI

We aim to improve clinical outcomes and shorten the drug development process by leveraging single-cell technologies and our proprietary AI platform ScaiVision.

Using our cluster-free, unbiased, and highly sensitive AI platform, we have built unique capabilities to discover new clinically-relevant biomarker signatures with diagnostic or stratification potential for clinics in several complex indications.

Scailyte provides a rapid and efficient end-to-end pipeline for extracting relevant biosignatures from single-cell data related to efficacy, toxicity or to the mode of action of therapeutics. These discoveries offer the basis for companion diagnostics and in-vitro diagnostic assay prototypes on common platforms in the clinic.

We applied ScaiVision AI to single-cell proteomics data (CyTOF) to identify biomarker signatures for the differential diagnosis of CTCL vs. Atopic Dermatitis (AD).
We identified cells and a protein signature allowing highly specific specific and sensitive detection of CTCL
ScaiVision does not operate as a “black box”, so we could use its learning features to simplify this complex single-cell protein signature and translate it into a simple, inexpensive flow cytometry diagnostics assay.
Remarkably, the translation from 36-parameter CyTOF to 9-parameter flow cytometry didn’t affect the clinical performance because, with the help of ScaiVision, we selected the minimal set of informative markers, achieving over 95% sensitivity, largely outperforming existing molecular diagnostic tests

Use Case:

Patient stratification: ScaiVision predicts ICI response at baseline in metastatic NSCLC (Non Small Cell Lung Cancer)

Working in close collaboration with our clinical partners we have discovered biomarker signatures in several disease areas

Indication
Clinical question
Technology
Tissue
#patients
Outcome and Status
Sezary Syndrome (CTCL)
Diagnosis of CTCL
CyTOF
PBMCs
60 + 33
0.98 AUC; patent filed (EP19219889)
Flow-cytometry antibody panel prototype
Endometriosis
Diagnosis of endometriosis
scRNA-seq
PBMCs
42 + 60
0.9 AUC; patent filed (EP21204845)
Clinical validation and assay development
scRNA-seq
Endometrium
35 + 30
0.9 AUC; patent filed (EP21204856)
Clinical validation and assay development
Covid19 / ARDS
Prediction of ARDS development in Covid19-patients
CyTOF
PBMCs
Clinical data
37 + 17
0.95 – 1 AUC
Roussel et al., Cell Reports Medicine 2021
Head and neck squamous cell carcinomas (HNSCC) (Radiotoxicity)
Prediction of toxicity
CyTOF
PBMCs Clinical data
41
0.89 AUC for binned toxicity scores
DLBCL (CAR-T Cells)
Prediction of therapy response and toxicity
scRNA-seq
Infusion cell product
23
0.8 AUC efficacy prediction
1 AUC toxicity prediction

We advance precision diagnostics with a rich pipeline of proprietary biomarker discoveries

Helping you speed up your therapy development and increase your success rate

Dr. Peter Nestorov

Founder & Chief Executive Officer

Co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Scailyte. He holds a PhD in genetics from the University of Basel and a degree in Biochemistry from the University of Tübingen.

During his PhD work, Dr. Nestorov pioneered the development and application of methods for single-cell analysis, which sparked his passion for this technology. In 2015, Dr. Nestorov joined Witec AG as Sales Specialist for single-cell and genomics technologies and successfully introduced the first commercial devices for single-cell analysis on the Swiss Life Science market. The interaction with biomedical researchers and the technological insight inspired Dr. Nestorov to start Scailyte and unlock the full clinical potential of single-cell data.

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Dr. Sarah Carl

Lead Data Scientist
is managing the Data Science division of Scailyte. She holds a PhD in Genetics and a Master’s degree in Developmental Biology from the University of Cambridge. Before joining Scailyte she was a post-doc and bioinformatician at the Friedrich Miescher Institute for Biomedical Research in Basel. At Scailyte she is leading the development of new applications and features of the internal data analysis platform, ScaiVision, and the data analysis of the clinical programmes.
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Anna Dimitrova, ACCA

Director Finance & Ops
Is the Director of Finance and Operations at Scailyte. She is an ACCA graduate with a Master’s degree in Finance and Banking from Sofia University. Before joining Scailyte she worked as Senior Audit Assistant at KPMG, Senior Business Consultant at PwC and as Finance Manager in a fast growing company in Bulgaria. At Scailyte she leads the finance, administration and internal operations of the company.

Pascal Winnen

CEO Hemex AG & Scailyte Board of Directors

Pascal is a co-founder and the CEO of HEMEX, a pharmaceutical, biotech and medical device consulting firm with offices in Switzerland, Germany and the USA. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Telecommunication Technologies from the University of Leuven (Belgium) and a master’s degree in Clinical Research from the Donau University in Krems (Austria). Pascal worked in various positions in the pharmaceutical and medtech industry.

From 2011 to 2015, Pascal worked for Finox Biotech, bringing one of the first biosimilar fertility treatments to the market in the EU and leading to the successful acquisition by Gedeon Richter for CHF 190 million. With his consulting firm HEMEX, Pascal has invested in multiple innovative life science startups, where he also advises on regulatory, clinical and marketing strategies, either as a senior consultant or as a board member.

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Dominique Mégret

Head of Swisscom Ventures & Scailyte Board of Directors
Dominique Mégret is head of Swisscom Ventures, which he started in 2007. He joined Swisscom in 2002 as head of the Group Strategy unit. Previously, Dominique Mégret was an entrepreneur in the United Kingdom, a strategy consultant in the European telecom industry and country manager for an IT company in Germany. He currently serves on the boards of Scailyte AG and Bloom SA. He is also an observer on the boards of Sophia Genetics and AVA Women.
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Prof. Dr. Manfred Claassen

Founder & Chief Scientific Advisor AI & Single-Cell Analysis
Co-founder and Chief Scientific Advisor at Scailyte. He holds degrees in both Biochemistry and Computer Science from the University of Tübingen and a PhD in the design and validation of proteome measurements from the ETH Zurich. He continued his academic path as a postdoctoral researcher at Stanford University’s Artificial Intelligence Lab focusing on research in machine learning for high dimensional single-cell biology, he moved back to Switzerland as an Assistant Professor at the ETH. During this time, the idea of establishing a company specialising in digital healthcare was conceived. Dr. Claassen was instrumental in conceptualizing the new company. He is now professor for clinical bioinformatics at the University of Tübingen, Germany in parallel with his role as scientific consultant for Scailyte.
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