Jean Christophe Rain

Jalon Therapeutics is a French company that aims to develop innovative therapies to treat cancer by inactivating vital tumor signaling pathways. Jalon Therapeutics is based in Paris, France and manages an extensive candidate portfolio of drug candidates infused by its unique expertise in AAC-11 biology. The company leverages their deep understanding of stress-related protein-protein interaction networks that sustain the malignant phenotype while not being necessary for normal cells. The company's lead candidate, JRT39, is the first-in-class drug developed for the treatment of hard-to-treat cancers. The company is building a drug discovery platform to develop other candidates derived from AAC-11 and AAC-11 partners for the treatment of cancer. Jalon Therapeutics raised a pre-seed in 2022, leveraged by non-dilutive and quasi-equity fundings from public institutions. The company's growth ambition is to raise a seed immediately followed by a series A to finance up to the clinical proof of concept of their lead candidate JRT39. The company was founded in 2021 by Jérôme Tiollier, Jean-Luc Poyet, Prof. Martine Bagot, Prof. Hervé Dombret, Jean-Christophe Rain, and Philippe Salphati. The CEO is David Loison.