Columbia, SC – South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA’s) investment affiliate, SC Launch, Inc. has made its third investment into Zylö Therapeutics, Inc. This $300,000 investment will help the company continue providing therapeutic topical solutions.
Zylö Therapeutics became an SCRA Member Company in 2018 and received a $21,500 Project Development Fund Grant. They also received a $41,000 SBIR/STTR Matching Grant in 2020. Zylö also became an SC Launch, Inc. Portfolio Company in 2019 when they received their first investment of $200,000. They also received a $182,500 investment as part of SC Launch, Inc.’s pandemic funding round to startups providing COVID-19 solutions.
Zylö developed a sustained-release drug delivery system that uses patented xerogel-derived particles, called Z-pods™, to topically deliver Nitric Oxide and other notoriously hard-to-deliver therapeutic agents. The technology enables a product concept called the Patchless Patch™, an innovative, competitive response to a lidocaine patch.
SCRA Investment Manager Steve Johnson said, “Technology applied to health care challenges is a powerful tool and the Zylö Z-pod® delivery system is creating value not only in health care but in a wide range of applications, from medicine to agriculture. These solutions have the potential to benefit us all. I’m excited about the growth Scott and his team are experiencing and look forward to continuing on this journey with them.”
Founder and CEO Scott Pancoast said, “We knew we discovered something special with our breakthrough delivery technology. The highly engineered silica-derived Z-pods enable us to improve performance of a wide range of payloads. Our success is changing the way treatments can be delivered via the skin, providing sustained release with fewer systemic side effects. The teams at SCRA and SC Launch, Inc. continue to be trusted partners, and we’re glad they are on this journey with us.”
“The list of health care conditions to be treated by Zylö’s developments continues to grow. They are pursuing solutions to help patients with lupus, hair loss, joint pain, and even burns, just to name a few. Their commitment to innovative treatment discoveries have set them on a path of continued growth and success. We’d excited to have them in our portfolio of companies,” said Bob Quinn, SCRA Executive Director.
Scott Pancoast was a recent guest in our CEO Podcast Series. Listen to learn more about Zylö’s progress with silica particles, Nitric Oxide, and other developments for medical treatment solutions.
Established in 2006, SC Launch, Inc. is the investment affiliate of the South Carolina Research Authority. The independent nonprofit corporation provides loans and investments to selected South Carolina-based companies participating in the SC Launch program.
Chartered in 1983 by the State of South Carolina as a public, nonprofit corporation, South Carolina Research Authority (SCRA) fuels South Carolina’s innovation economy through the impact of its four programs. SC Academic Innovations provides funding and support to advance translational research and accelerate the growth of university-based startups. SC Facilities offers high-quality laboratory and administrative workspaces for technology-based startups and academic institutions. SC Industry Solutions facilitates and funds partnerships between and among startups, industry, and academia. SC Launch mentors and funds technology-based startups that may also receive investments from SCRA’s investment affiliate, SC Launch, Inc.
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