About us

Located in the heart of Canada’s capital, Genvira Biosciences builds innovative viral based biotherapeutics. We specialize in viral vector engineering to develop the next-generation of cancer immunotherapy, gene therapy, and vaccines.

Our approach

Viral-vector therapies hold enormous promise, but adoption has been limited by genetic instability, undesirable immunogenicity, tight payload limits, and hard-to-scale CMC. We tackle these issues from day one by redesigning the vector itself. With an AI/ML-guided platform and in-house libraries, we engineer vectors that are optimized for genetic stability, balanced immunogenicity, larger payloads, and scalable GMP-ready process from the start. The aim is simple: help clinicians evaluate new treatments sooner so patients access next-generation options faster. 

Our progress

We have clinical validation from a partnered Phase 1 study that used our engineered vector (novel program), which demonstrated positive safety and efficacy signals. We are currently focused on advancing our lead asset, GVB-2030, for bladder cancer into first-in-human studies (Phase 1). We have several other pre-clinical stage assets in development.