Adoram Therapeutics — Website Redesign Concept
🧬 UNIGE spin-off · Seed round open

Safer & more effective drugs,
the allosteric way

Adoram Therapeutics develops next-generation small molecule immunotherapies leveraging allosteric biochemistry — superior efficacy and safety over conventional orthosteric drugs for cancer, inflammation, and beyond.

A2AR NAMLead asset · Pre-IND
Best-in-classvs clinical competitors
CHF 3.1MNon-dilutive grants
JMC 2025Peer-reviewed data
Backed by University of Geneva Innosuisse CHF 1M FONGIT / FIF Swiss Biotech Association Venture Kick Venture Leaders Boston
Our science

The allosteric advantage —
precision where it matters

Conventional drugs fight at the active site, losing to the body's natural ligands or causing off-target toxicity. Allosteric modulators bind elsewhere, enabling a new level of precision impossible with orthosteric approaches.

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A2AR NAM — Lead asset
A negative allosteric modulator of adenosine 2A receptor, engineered to restore anti-tumor immunity in high-adenosine solid tumor microenvironments. Best-in-class potency vs all clinical competitors. Published in J. Med. Chem. (ACS, Jan 2025) — first efficacious A2AR NAMs ever reported.
Pre-IND · Orphan drug designated
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A2AR PAM — Program 2
A positive allosteric modulator licensed exclusively from UNIGE in 2022. Four distinct hit series in active lead optimization. Innosuisse CHF 1M non-dilutive grant secured to advance to developmental candidate nomination in 2026.
Lead optimization · Anti-inflammation
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Allosteric screening platform
Proprietary GPCR assay technology — more sensitive than industry-standard cAMP assays and adaptable to any GPCR target, the largest druggable class in the human genome. In-house library of 6 million curated compounds ready for rapid hit identification via BD and pharma collaborations.
Platform technology · Partnership-ready
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Published & patent-protected IP
Exclusive IP license from UNIGE covering A2AR NAM, PAM hit molecules, and allosteric screening technology. Patents recently allowed and granted in US and EU — composition-of-matter protection across key jurisdictions.
US & EU patents granted

Development pipeline

Bench to early clinical exit — two assets, one platform

Dual-asset strategy with shared GPCR platform. A2AR NAM targets Ph Ib/combo exit in 2028/29; A2AR PAM targets DC nomination and out-licensing in 2026/27. A third undisclosed GPCR program in hit identification.

A2AR NAM · Immuno-oncology
Adenosine 2A receptor · Solid tumors (orphan drug designated) · Oral · Best-in-class vs CPI competitors · Exit 2028
Active stage: Pre-IND
Hit ID
Lead opt.
Clin. cand.
Pre-IND
Phase Ib
ComboTx exit
A2AR PAM · Anti-inflammation
Adenosine 2A receptor · Autoimmune & inflammatory indications · Licensed from UNIGE 2022 · DC nomination 2026
Active stage: Lead optimization
Hit ID
Lead opt.
DC nom.
Pre-IND
Phase Ib
Out-license
Undisclosed GPCR target · Program 3
First-in-class · Platform-enabled · Hit identification underway · Similar R&D timeline to previous assets
Discovery
Hit ID
Lead opt.
DC nom.
Pre-IND
Phase I
Out-license

Why Adoram

Three structural advantages over every A2AR competitor

What sets allosteric modulation apart from every A2AR antagonist currently in clinical trials.

01
Potency in hostile microenvironments
Non-competitive binding maintains full efficacy in high-adenosine tumor microenvironments where orthosteric drugs are outcompeted by natural ligands at high concentrations — same effect at lower doses.
02
Improved safety & therapeutic window
Allosteric sites are receptor-subtype selective and structurally distinct. Avoids receptor desensitisation and resistance. Lower cardiovascular and CNS off-target liabilities vs competitors at clinical stage.
03
Platform-enabled pipeline expansion
Proprietary allosteric GPCR screening assay + 6M compound library enables rapid hit ID for any GPCR target. Ready for BD co-development, in-licensing, and pharma collaboration deals.

Funding & traction

Capital secured — seed 2nd close & Series A open

CHF 3.1M in non-dilutive grants secured. Seed 1st close complete. Seed 2nd close (CHF 1M) currently open via LEVA pooling. Series A targeting CHF 3.75M with multiple soft commitments.

Non-dilutive grants
CHF 3.1M
Innosuisse (CHF 2M) · FONGIT · FIF · Eclosion · UNIGE — all complete
Complete
Seed round — 2nd close open
CHF 1M
Business angels + Geneva Incubator (CLAs) via LEVA pooling · 2026 · 1st close CHF 0.52M complete
Open now
Series A equity round
CHF 3.75M
VCs, Family Offices · Reg. meetings, GLP Tox, CMC, Ph Ib · Multiple soft commitments CHF 1.5M+
Multiple soft commitments

Leadership

Multidisciplinary founding team

Drug discovery scientists with clinical translation experience. Backed by a 12-person scientific and clinical advisory network from UNIGE, HUG, NYU Langone, IQVIA, and leading pharma (Novartis, Sanofi, Takeda, Amgen, Forbion).

DP
David Pejoski, PhD MBA
Co-founder & CEO
UNIGE · 20y immuno-oncology & vaccines
HH
Hesham Hamed, PhD
Co-founder & CSO
Novartis · Skyhawk · 2 clinical trials delivered
LS
Leonardo Scapozza, Prof.
Co-founder & interim CFO
UNIGE · 130+ papers · 8 patents · serial entrepreneur
MB
Margot Boujut, PhD
CTO · Medicinal Chemistry
UNIGE · Synthesis & analytical methods

News & milestones

Recent achievements

Feb 2025
CHF 1M Innosuisse grant — anti-inflammatory program
Non-dilutive Innosuisse funding secured to advance A2AR PAM through developmental candidate nomination and preclinical proof-of-concept.
Read more →
Jan 2025
Lead asset published in Journal of Medicinal Chemistry
First-ever efficacious A2AR negative allosteric modulators for high-adenosine solid tumors published in ACS J. Med. Chem. — a landmark for the field.
Read more →
2024
Top 10 SouthSummit · Boston Venture Leaders · Japan roadshow
Three international showcases — top 10 Health Track finalist (SouthSummit, 18K+ participants); one of 5 Swiss startups selected for Japan; Venture Leaders Boston cohort.
Read more →
💰 Seed 2nd close & Series A open

Partner with Adoram

We are securing investment to advance A2AR NAM to IND and first-in-human trials, nominate A2AR PAM as development candidate, and expand our allosteric pipeline via BD partnerships with pharma.

Seed 2nd close (CLA)
CHF 1M
Via LEVA pooling — open now
Series A equity round
CHF 3.75M
Multiple soft commitments secured
Non-dilutive secured
CHF 3.1M
Innosuisse · FONGIT · FIF · UNIGE
IP position
US & EU granted
Exclusive UNIGE license · NAM + PAM + platform