Leanna Read

The Playford Memorial Trust, Inc. provides prestigious scholarships and awards for high-achieving South Australians. The company is headquartered in Adelaide, Australia.

Carina Biotech Pty Ltd. is an immuno-oncology company based in Mawson Lakes, Australia. The Australian company is developing CAR-T and other adoptive cell therapies to treat solid cancers. Carina Biotech has a deep pipeline of CAR-T programs, including its LGR5-targeted CAR-T cell therapy CNA3103 for advanced colorectal cancer. The private company aims to improve access to and infiltration of solid cancers by CAR-containing cells, resulting in more potent and specific cancer killing and reduced off-target effects. Carina Biotech also has a fully integrated, proprietary manufacturing process that has both reduced manufacturing time and improved CAR-T cell quality, capable of delivering robust “serial-killing” CAR-T cells to patients. The CEO of the company is Deborah A. Rathjen.

Uniseed Management Pty Ltd. (Uniseed) is an independent Australian venture capital firm which was founded in 2000. The firm headquartered in Australia.

TGR BioSciences Pty Ltd. engages in the development of drug discovery technologies and products. Its products include captsure technology, Elisa one, surefire, alpha surefire and alpha surefire ultra multiplex. The company was founded by Leanna C. Read in 2001 and is headquartered in Thebarton, SA.