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March 2025

Announcing The Latest Capita3 Investment

Paterna Biosciences 2

Opportunity:  

Paterna Bioscience is a biotech company focused on the rapidly growing $20B+ infertility market. Paterna's lead product is focused on male infertility, a market currently estimated to be $4B and poised to expand dramatically as new male fertility solutions such Paterna's enter the market. 

 

Services and products in the infertility market have historically focused on female infertility factors. There is a growing recognition of the significance of male infertility and the need for more investment in research and treatment options for men.

  

Paterna is addressing the 1.5 million failed IVF cycles annually by serving men with fertility challenges. Male infertility factors substantially contribute to about 50% of all infertility cases and we see this as this market ripe for disruption. Paterna addresses a significant gap in the market as there is currently no effective, FDA-approved therapeutic for male infertility.

 

Paterna's proprietary approaches to treating male infertility address critical biological issues overlooked by many competitors. The growing focus on male reproductive health presents an opportunity for Paterna to enhance market visibility and growth. 

 

Financing: 

Capita3 participated in Paterna's  recent $6.7M Seed round, joining investors Springtide Ventures, IVI RMA Global, Utah Innovation Fund and Freya Ventures. 

Team:

The company is led by CEO, Dr. Alex Pastuszak, MD, PhD, a physician scientist and serial entrepreneur based in Salt Lake City. Alex has an extensive background in academic medicine, startup launch and company growth. He is also an Associate Professor of Andrology / Male Infertility and Chief of the Section of Surgical Innovation at the University of Utah.  

Alex Pastuszak_CEO Paterna

Meredith Vadis joined as COO and worked with Alex at Vault Health, which was acquired by Sterling in 2024. 

Meredith Vadis

The Paterna Biosciences scientific and clinical team includes experienced professionals in urology, cancer research, and biotechnology, with leadership from Jim Hotaling, MD and CMO and Brad Cairns, PhD, Chair of Scientific Advisors and one of the world’s leading experts in chromatin and sperm biology, a professor and researcher at the University of Utah.

Company Description:  

Paterna is a development stage biotechnology firm specializing in the development of innovative therapies for male infertility. The Company is addressing the complex biological factors that contribute to male reproductive health issues through the application of advanced biotechnology methods.

 

Paterna revolutionizes male infertility treatment by addressing one of the key elements of male infertility, which is a lack of mature sperm cells. The Company has pioneering scientific methods for developing mature sperm from sperm stem cells. Their approach is to drive in vitro sperm cell maturation combined with in vivo fertilization (IVF) to increase the chances of a healthy pregnancy.

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