Trogenix
Reining in aggressive cancer with gene therapy
Spinout Trogenix is developing a ‘Trojan Horse’ approach to gene therapy that targets the most lethal and hard to treat cancers.
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Research focus
- Odysseus® platform designs synthetic super-enhancers (SSEs) to selectively target tumour cells
- Dual gene-payload "Trojan Horse" strategy: an immunomodulator to trigger anticancer immunity, plus a prodrug-converting enzyme to activate an oral cytotoxic agent
Commercialisation opportunity
University of Edinburgh spinout, co-founded 2023 with 4BIO Capital, supported by Edinburgh Innovations
Opportunity
£70m Series A (Oct 2025), led by IQ Capital, with Eli Lilly, Cancer Research Horizons and others participating
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Research focus
- Odysseus® platform designs synthetic super-enhancers (SSEs) to selectively target tumour cells
- Dual gene-payload "Trojan Horse" strategy: an immunomodulator to trigger anticancer immunity, plus a prodrug-converting enzyme to activate an oral cytotoxic agent
Commercialisation opportunity
University of Edinburgh spinout, co-founded 2023 with 4BIO Capital, supported by Edinburgh Innovations
Opportunity
£70m Series A (Oct 2025), led by IQ Capital, with Eli Lilly, Cancer Research Horizons and others participating
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FastBlade leader, University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering
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Dr Eddie McCarthy
FastBlade leader, University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering
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Dr Eddie McCarthy
FastBlade leader, University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering
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Dr Eddie McCarthy
FastBlade leader, University of Edinburgh’s School of Engineering
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The FastBlade team at the University of Edinburgh's Rosyth facility. Image credits: Neil Hanna
Neil Hanna
The FastBlade team at the University of Edinburgh's Rosyth facility. Image credits: Neil Hanna
Neil Hanna
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Andrew Aveyard
Energy Lead
Energy
With over 20 years working in Business Development and 15 years experience working in the Renewables industry for consultants, developers and a manufacturer, in onshore wind, and tidal energy.
He is currently the primary point of contact for Energy related research and commercial engagement across the University of Edinburgh. He is responsible for identifying energy research projects across The University of Edinburgh, which have commercial benefits and then working with Industry Partners to exploit the research.
These projects cover a spectrum of research including; Offshore & Onshore Wind, Wave & Tidal Energy, Nuclear Power, Solar Power, Electrical Grid and Transmission, Energy Network System Integration, Energy Storage, Hydrogen, CCUS, Data Centres, Techno-economic analysis, Energy Policy, Energy Efficiency.
