Endpoints News, the biopharma industry’s source for breaking news, exclusive reporting and smart analysis, today unveiled this year’s Endpoints 11 winners — honoring the most compelling startups in biotech.

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This year’s list was picked from more than 150 nominations by industry leaders, marquee investors and at least one Nobel Prize winner — as well as dozens more companies sourced by our newsroom. Since late spring, Endpoints journalists have been researching candidates and debating who deserved to make the cut.

“The Endpoints 11 honors the most exciting young startups in biotech. The 11 companies on our list tell a story about where biotech is going, how innovation is evolving, and what it means to push forward the business of science,” said Endpoints Executive Editor Drew Armstrong. “Congratulations to all of our honorees.”

The winners include startups pursuing new approaches in gene therapy, CAR-T, oncology and cardiology, as well as companies working in longevity, AI and robotics, and novel ideas for drug development.

The winners of the 2026 Endpoints 11 awards are:

• Anew Labs: A China-based rival to AI labs
• Azalea Therapeutics: Melding gene editing and CAR-T
• Corsera Health: Maraganore and Meanwell’s biggest bet in cardiology
• K2 Therapeutics: Marrying China’s speed with global expertise
• Kali Therapeutics: Turning from China to an in-house pipeline
• Medici Therapeutics: A science super-team bets the future of cancer therapy is personalized
• Medra: Building self-driving labs that change how scientists work
• NewLimit: Looking beyond Yamanaka factors for a new class of anti-aging medicines
• SonoThera: A bold new approach to nonviral gene therapy
• Stipple Bio: Taking precision oncology to the next level
• Vivodyne: A human tissue factory could change how drugs are tested

A full index of the winners can be found here. Past Endpoints 11 companies have gone on to major M&A transactions, IPOs and commercial drug launches.

Our winners were honored last night at our gala event in Boston. A replay of the event with additional, exclusive interviews will be available on Monday, Sept. 28.

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