Yusuf Erkul, Founder of Kernal Biologics

About Yusuf Erkul

Yusuf Erkul is the co-founder and CEO of Kernal Biologics, a Cambridge, MA-based biotech company. Established in 2016, the company develops next-generation messenger RNA (mRNA) immunotherapies for cancer treatment. Erkul leads the company's work on a proprietary mRNA technology platform applied to oncology therapeutics.

Yusuf Erkul at a glance

• Company: Kernal Biologics
• Total raised: $36M
• Latest round: Series A
• Investors: Hummingbird Ventures, Amgen Ventures, HBM Genomics, Civilization Ventures, NASA, Boeing
• Location: Cambridge, USA

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