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About our Company

Take a moment and google "animals that don't get cancer". Near the top of the short list is the largest land mammal, the elephant. The genus of the Indian elephant is elephas, and so a company with an ambitious mission was born. Our founders have a vision of improving cancer care and providing hope for patients around the world. Around them has gathered a team of top professionals who share the same dedication and passion towards achieving that goal.

We're driven to improve the lives of cancer patients

We are a team of people passionate about improving the lives of cancer patients with the development of our advanced imaging platform to predict response to immunotherapy.

Immunotherapies work by activating a person's own immune system to fight disease. Patients can achieve durable responses, providing great promise for these therapies against cancer. Despite a significant increase in the number of available immunotherapies, only 1 in 5 patients receiving immunotherapy respond and many who may respond are not eligible for immunotherapy due to a lack of accurate predictive biomarkers. At Elephas, we’re seeking to change this paradigm. Elephas is developing an advanced imaging platform to predict response to immunotherapy. Our unique approach uses live tumors and protects the live, native tumor microenvironment enabling characterization of individual response to immunotherapies using novel imaging techniques that are not destructive to the tissue.

We are

Our mission is to develop an innovative advanced imaging platform that enables prediction of clinical treatment outcomes for cancer patients and accelerates drug development.

  • Passionate about improving the lives of cancer patients
  • Enthusiastic teachers
  • Grounded and gritty

Meet the team

Our Leaders

Maneesh Maneesh K. Arora Founder and Chief Executive Officer
Terry_Brady_NoTie_F Terry Brady Chief Financial Officer
Fred_Hausheer Fred Hausheer, MD, FACP Chief Medical Officer
Erin_cropped_headshot-removebg-preview Erin Kaminsky Vice President, Chief of Staff
Mike S Mike Szulczewski Executive Vice President of Technology
Ann_Leonard Ann Leonard Vice President of Quality & Regulatory
Steve_for_website-removebg-preview Steven Fuhrman Vice President of Software Engineering & IT
Scott_Johnson_3724_F Scott Johnson, PhD Vice President of Research & Development
3678 Hinco J. Gierman, PhD Vice President of Precision Oncology
Charles_Miller Charles Miller, PhD Vice President of Business Development and Strategy
Tammy_for_website-removebg-preview Tammy Turek-Etienne, PhD Vice President of Operations
Kristen_for_website-removebg-preview Kristen Weiler Vice President of Marketing

Our Board of Directors

Maneesh Maneesh K. Arora Founder, CEO, and Board Member
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Andrea Jackson for website-3 Andrea Jackson Board Member
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National Advisory Group

We are proud to work with key opinion leaders from some of the most respected oncology centers across the country to bring this revolutionary approach to market. They bring experience and deep expertise across cancer types, immunotherapeutic approaches, pathology, and advanced imaging.

Our Investors

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Moore Strategic Ventures LLC
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We're always on the lookout for talented individuals to join our team.

Pooja Advani
Pooja Advani,
MBBD, MD

Medical Oncologist
Breast Cancer
Mayo Clinic
David Braun
David Braun,
MD, PhD

Medical Oncologist
Kidney Cancer
Yale School of Medicine
Christian Capitini
Christian Capitini, MD
Medical Oncologist
Pediatrics
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
Kevin Eliceiri
Kevin Eliceiri, PhD
Professor of Microscopy, Medical Imaging & AI
The University of Wisconsin-Madison
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Janis Marie Taube,
MD, MSc

Pathologist
Melanoma
Johns Hopkins Medicine