Light Switch Bio

04/02/2019

We're proud to finally announce we've been declared a winner of the VABeachBio Innovation Challenge orchestrated by the Center for Advancing Innovation!! Our CEO Alex Ratti grew up in Virginia Beach and last week had the privilege to introduce his mom to Mayor Bobby Dyer along with leaders from the Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development, the Virginia Biotechnology Association, and many of the other CAI Startups. Helping patients is the core of our mission, whether through research or advocacy. We’re very excited to grow in Virginia Beach and work together to help cancer patients with a safer and more effective version of cisplatin!

03/07/2019

We’ve entered the FedEx Small Business Grant Contest for up to $50,000 to help make drugs safer and more effective with lasers! Follow the link to learn more and vote for Light Switch Bio! You can vote once per day, every day until April 1. Thank you all for the support!

FedEx is offering small businesses over $220,000 in cash and prizes! Imagine the possibilities…

11/18/2018

Hello World! As the Founder & CEO of Light Switch Bio, I would like to introduce you to our new social media page!

We’re a seed-stage biotech startup with the mission to make drugs safer and more effective. We envision a world without side effects - where the personal costs of diseases are not compounded by imprecise treatments. In service of these goals focused on patient care, we are developing multiple drug delivery platforms that allow drugs to be activated with laser-precision to avoid off-target side effects. We are initially repurposing cisplatin for recurrent head and neck cancers to address the extreme morbidity associated with current cisplatin-based treatments for this extremely fatal cancer. Eventually, we plan to expand use of these platforms as alternatives to photodynamic therapy, systemic drugs (e.g. pills), and topical drugs to improve the safety and efficacy of treatments for many other cancers, skin diseases, and visible internal diseases.

We are currently working with stellar researchers and advisors from VCU Massey Cancer Center, Diligentia LLC, and The Center for Advancing Innovation; with further support and guidance from VCU Innovation Gateway, VCU Ventures, the Virginia Beach Department of Economic Development, and others. Over the past four months, we have been with honored with recognition for our efforts by the Virginia Beach Bio Innovation Challenge, the Forbes Under 30 program, Virginia Bio, Activation Capital, RichmondInno and Venture Forum RVA!

While our website is still being built, please see our “About” section for our executive summary. If you would like to learn more information or support our mission, please contact us!

Financial support is always appreciated to help us grow faster! If you’d like to contribute funds or learn how these will be used to grow our business, please take a minute to visit our money pool on Paypal:

This fund is designated to finance ongoing expenses incurred to launch Light Switch Bio and support our mission while we seek strategic partnerships and grant funding. More information [will be] available at [websites pending]. Planned expenses with approx costs include: $100 = Branding design (logo...