Unique biotech names and an unexpected kitchen appliance

Biotech names get creative As a biotechnology reporter, this Newscriptster is constantly impressed by the creative names some companies choose. News publication Fierce Biotech also recognized this aspect of the industry when it hosted a tournament of the best names back in April 2024—a belated congratulations to their winner, Werewolf Therapeutics ! But some of our personal favorites didn’t make it into the tournament, so we set out to get the stories behind their names, and a few were quite surprising. The company Light Horse Therapeutics , which launched after the tournament ended, leverages genome editing to find oncology targets that a small molecule could act on. Its name evokes a majestic equine creature like a unicorn, at least to this Newscriptster. But the name actually comes from a military term for the light cavalry. “This infantry was the first to attack, and we’re a company that is trying to