
First Ascent Biomedical creates personalized cancer treatment plans by testing a patient’s tumor cells and using AI to predict effective therapies. Its Drug Prediction Platform (DxPP) combines functional drug testing that enriches chemo‑resistant and bulk tumor cells with DNA and RNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and causal machine learning to generate cellular response datasets. The company operates as a biotech B2B SaaS and services provider, delivering clinician‑ready reports for oncologists and advanced cancer patients via cloud infrastructure. DxPP evaluates hundreds of FDA‑approved drugs to recommend individualized combination therapies and is supported by validation studies with major cancer centers.

First Ascent Biomedical creates personalized cancer treatment plans by testing a patient’s tumor cells and using AI to predict effective therapies. Its Drug Prediction Platform (DxPP) combines functional drug testing that enriches chemo‑resistant and bulk tumor cells with DNA and RNA sequencing, bioinformatics, and causal machine learning to generate cellular response datasets. The company operates as a biotech B2B SaaS and services provider, delivering clinician‑ready reports for oncologists and advanced cancer patients via cloud infrastructure. DxPP evaluates hundreds of FDA‑approved drugs to recommend individualized combination therapies and is supported by validation studies with major cancer centers.
Founded: 2018
Headquarters: Miami, Florida
Product: xDRIVE — AI-enhanced functional precision medicine platform
Typical turnaround: About 9–10 days for patient-specific insights
Employees (approx.): 15
Precision oncology — individualized cancer treatment selection for chemo-resistant and bulk tumor cells.
2018
Biotechnology
Pre-Seed round listed in company funding history.
6000000
Venture round announced Jan 13, 2025 (news items reference a $6M raise).
Grant award listed March 4, 2025.
Grant award listed June 5, 2025.
“Includes venture investors (Vidal Duart Enterprises, Techstars) and grant funders (Florida Department of Health, Fight Colorectal Cancer); other investors listed include Secure Erie Accelerator and IAG Capital Partners.”