Banking on a Breakthrough

Intezyne, a Tampa-based biopharmaceutical company, wants to cure not just one, but seven types of cancer — and it hopes it's about to take a critical step toward that goal in 2018.

The company, founded in 2004 and headquartered at USF's Tampa Bay Technology Incubator, plans to begin clinical trials of two anti-cancer programs — known as IT-139 and IT-141 — and investors are taking note.

In October, for one, Intezyne announced it had closed a $10 million Series A Preferred financing round, with existing investor Gaston Capital Healthcare Fund leading the way. A month later, the 19th Annual Southeast BIO (SEBIO) Investor and Partnering Forum recognized that achievement with its “Deal of the Year: Initial Funding” award.