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Harton Therapeutics

Investment areas

  • Biotech / Life Sciences
  • Manufacturing
Founders & Leadership
Evan Daughathry
Richard Terry
Headquarters
Cambridge, MA

The Future of Cell Therapy Manufacturing

The Tough Tech problem we are solving

Harton Therapeutics is addressing the reality that progress in medicine increasingly depends on access to large quantities of high-quality human cells, yet legacy manufacturing systems struggle to preserve biological fidelity while scaling to every patient in need. Rather than incrementally automating older approaches, Harton is building a new, biology-first foundation for human cell manufacturing to improve consistency, reduce cost per patient, and expand global access to life-changing cell therapies.

About our solution

Harton’s HT‑1 platform is a GMP‑ready, benchtop, fully automated system that delivers biology-first, full-stack cell manufacturing inside a closed, single-use cartridge that integrates perfused 3D culture with all key unit operations. Powered by the Solid-State Bioprocessor, HT‑1 provides a structured 3D microenvironment with controlled microforces and enhanced signaling, enabling multi-billion-cell yields with high viability and consistent functional phenotype from research through commercial manufacturing, while reducing reagent consumption and operational complexity.