Hannu Rajaniemi, Founder of HelixNano

About Hannu Rajaniemi

Hannu Rajaniemi is the Co-Founder and CEO of Helix Nanotechnologies (also known as HelixNano), a synthetic biology and nanotechnology company founded in 2013 that develops immune-targeting platforms for cancer therapeutics and vaccines. He is also a Co-Founder and Board Member at Red Queen Bio. Rajaniemi led the company's pivot from cancer vaccines to developing a COVID-19 vaccine during the pandemic.

Hannu Rajaniemi at a glance

• Company: HelixNano
• Total raised: $60M
• Investors: Fifty Years, Yes VC, Y Combinator, Starlight Ventures, The Venture Collective, SGH Capital
• Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts

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