Our Opinion

Bolt Biotherapeutics Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of their medical analysis and clinical research.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following press release that they use animals for product testing.

“The data showed the potential of ISACs to eradicate tumors in animal models, which led to immunological memory of tumor-antigen positive and tumor-antigen negative tumors, suggestive of epitope spreading.” Read the following article

Company Description

Bolt Biotherapeutics, Inc is a clinical-stage immuno-oncology company. The Company is developing tumor-targeted therapies that leverage the power of the innate and adaptive immune systems. Its Immune-Stimulating Antibody Conjugate (ISAC) approach uses immunostimulants to engage and activate myeloid cells, including macrophages and dendritic cells, that kill tumor cells via phagocytosis and expose tumor neoantigens to the adaptive immune system.

Company Website: https://www.boltbio.com