
Abalone Bio is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company that develops functionally active antibody drugs targeting challenging disease targets, especially G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). Their…

Abalone Bio is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company that develops functionally active antibody drugs targeting challenging disease targets, especially G-protein coupled receptors (GPCRs). Their…
Stage: Preclinical-stage biotechnology company
Focus: Function-first activating antibodies for challenging membrane targets (GPCRs, ion channels)
Proprietary tech: FAST platform: large-scale functional antibody screening + ML
Founders: Richard Yu, PhD; Gustavo Pesce, PhD (co-founder, founding CSO)
Funding highlights: Seed round (May 1, 2024); investors include Y Combinator and U.S. National Science Foundation
Therapeutic discovery for difficult membrane protein targets (GPCRs, ion channels) across metabolic disease, inflammation, and cancer.
2017
Biotechnology
Seed round reported on May 1, 2024
3000000
Dealroom lists a Jan 2022 seed entry with $3.0M
“Investors include Y Combinator and the U.S. National Science Foundation; additional early backers reported (Gaingels, Asymmetry Ventures).”
Position: Lab Coordinator (AB2026-103) Start Date ASAP
About Abalone Bio: Abalone Bio is a preclinical-stage biotechnology company developing antibody drugs for G protein-coupled receptors (GPCRs), ion channels and other membrane protein targets. We are developing our own therapeutics as well as partnering with pharmaceutical companies to discover drug candidates for their targets. Founded in 2017, Abalone is based in the Bay Area (Emeryville, California) and is a Y Combinator alumni (WC20). Check us out at https://www.abalonebio.com/.
Who are we looking for: Abalone Bio is seeking a collaborative and highly motivated Laboratory Coordinator to join our team to advance and support our core functional antibody discovery and development activities. The successful candidate will support lab operations and facilities. This is an opportunity to play a role in discovering and developing rare functional antibody drugs for previously untreatable diseases.
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Education and experience
BS/BA degree in molecular biology, microbiology, biochemistry, immunology or a related field and at least 1 year of experience working in laboratory operations
Or 3+ years of laboratory operations experience
Background in media and buffer preparation
Strong communication skills
Excellent organizational and time management skills
Proactive and anticipatory of lab needs
Huge plus
What We Offer
Abalone Bio provides equal employment opportunities to all employees and applicants. We seek to build a company that promotes inclusion and expands the diversity of our industry as a whole. We encourage people with identities underrepresented in biotech to apply.
http://www.abalonebio.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/abalone-bio-inc