Scorpius Holdings
organization in Durham, United States
Scorpius Holdings, Inc. (formerly known as Heat Biologics Inc. and Nighthawk Bioscienses) is a U.S. contract development and manufacturing company. Heat Biologics was founded by Jeff Wolf and Eckhard Podack, in conjunction with the University of Miami and Seed-One Ventures. The company is based in Morrisville, North Carolina.
History
In 2008, Heat Biologics was founded by Jeff Wolf and Eckhard Podack, in conjunction with the University of Miami and Seed-One Ventures. The company relocated to North Carolina in 2011. NCBiotech provided $225,000 of initial funding the same year.
On July 24, 2013, Heat Biologics stock went public on NASDAQ under ticker symbol HTBX.
In 2017, Heat Biologics acquired an 80% controlling interest in Pelican Therapeutics.
In 2019, the company moved its headquarters to Morrisville, North Carolina.
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