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Human cross-presentation infrastructure for immunotherapy

CrossRelay™ is a platform built to improve antigen validation, ex vivo CD8 T-cell priming, and APC-enabled immune engineering.

Most immunotherapy technologies focus on antigen discovery, antigen delivery, or effector-cell engineering. CrossRelay addresses a different bottleneck: reliable human antigen presentation.

Relaying antigen into CD8 immunity
Antigen evaluation
Human APC workflows
Cross-presentation
CD8-relevant systems
T-cell priming
Platform-enabled activation
Input
Antigen
Candidate tumor antigens, neoantigens, viral targets, or immune assay inputs.
CrossRelay Platform
APC Engine
Cross-presentation
Antigen validation
CD8 priming
Immune assay enablement
Output
CD8 Immunity
More informative antigen ranking, stronger ex vivo T-cell workflows, and a better APC layer for translational immunology.
The bottleneck

Immunotherapy still depends on a weak link: human antigen presentation

Cancer immunotherapy has advanced rapidly in antigen discovery, mRNA delivery, and engineered T-cell technologies. But many workflows still depend on inconsistent human antigen presentation systems.

Conventional MoDC

Variable differentiation, limited cross-presentation, and inconsistent functional potency.

Artificial APC systems

Useful in selected workflows, but incomplete as human antigen-presenting surrogates.

Endogenous DC dependence

Many vaccine and antigen workflows still rely on impaired or uncontrolled host APC function.

The platform

A platform designed around the biology that matters

CrossRelay is built around a simple premise: effective immunotherapy requires reliable human antigen presentation and strong CD8 priming.

Cross-presentation capability

Built to support antigen presentation workflows directly relevant to CD8 immunity.

CD8 priming utility

Designed for ex vivo activation, expansion, and evaluation of antigen-specific cytotoxic T-cell responses.

Platform scalability

Structured as a repeatable human APC infrastructure layer, not a one-off assay.

Commercial flexibility

Applicable to discovery services, immune validation, and future therapeutic programs.

Commercial architecture

Built as a platform, not a single product

CrossRelay is being developed as a modular commercial platform with multiple entry points for partners.
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CrossRelay Discover

Antigen and neoantigen validation workflows

CrossRelay Prime

Ex vivo CD8 T-cell priming workflows

CrossRelay Validate

APC benchmarking and immune potency workflows

CrossRelay Therapeutics

Future APC-enabled therapeutic programs

Applications

Where CrossRelay can create value

The platform is positioned to support neoantigen workflows, ex vivo T-cell generation, APC benchmarking, and broader translational immunology programs.

Neoantigen Programs

Improve the bridge between computational prediction and functional immune relevance.

T-cell Therapy Enablement

Support ex vivo priming, expansion, and evaluation workflows for cell-therapy programs.

Immune Assay Development

Provide a more informative human APC layer for potency, mechanism, and comparative studies.

Translational Immunology

Enable cross-presentation-centric research, benchmarking, and platform validation.

Scientific rationale

Why cross-presentation matters

Not all antigen presentation systems are equally informative for CD8 biology. In cancer and infectious disease, strong cytotoxic immunity depends on professional APCs that can process and present exogenous antigen in ways that effectively prime T cells.
CD8 immunity depends on more than antigen delivery.
Cross-presentation remains a critical translational bottleneck.
cDC1-like functional properties are especially relevant to effective T-cell priming.
Human APC infrastructure remains underbuilt relative to other immunotherapy layers.
Partnerships

Partner with CrossRelay

We are building CrossRelay as a platform for collaboration across antigen validation, T-cell priming, immune assay development, and APC-enabled immunotherapy workflows.

Evaluation studies

Assess CrossRelay fit in a specific workflow.

Pilot collaborations

Structured early projects for translational programs.

Platform partnerships

Deeper integration into internal immunology workflows.

Strategic discussions

Co-development and platform expansion conversations.

Products & Services

Products and services built on the CrossRelay platform

CrossRelay is being developed as a modular commercial platform with multiple entry points for antigen evaluation, T-cell priming, and APC-enabled translational workflows.

CrossRelay Discover

Antigen and neoantigen validation workflows

Evaluate candidate antigens in human APC-driven systems relevant to CD8 immunity and translational decision-making.

• Candidate antigen prioritization
• Neoantigen validation support
• Functional ranking workflows

CrossRelay Prime

Ex vivo CD8 T-cell priming workflows

Support generation, expansion, and assessment of antigen-specific cytotoxic T-cell responses in APC-enabled systems.

• Ex vivo priming workflows
• Antigen-specific response generation
• Cell therapy support studies

CrossRelay Validate

APC benchmarking and immune potency workflows

Compare, qualify, and optimize antigen-presentation systems and related assay inputs for translational use.

• APC benchmarking
• Comparative assay development
• Potency and mechanism support

CrossRelay Therapeutics

Future APC-enabled therapeutic programs

Longer-term expansion into therapeutic programs built on the platform’s cross-presentation and immune-priming logic.

• Platform extension
• APC-enabled programs
• Future pipeline development

How partners can engage

CrossRelay can be explored through evaluation studies, pilot projects, workflow design discussions, and broader platform partnership conversations.

Science

Science grounded in human cross-presentation biology

CrossRelay is built around the idea that human antigen presentation remains an underdeveloped infrastructure layer in immunotherapy.

Why antigen delivery is not enough

Antigen discovery and delivery technologies have improved dramatically, but strong CD8 immunity still depends on the ability of professional APCs to process and present exogenous antigen in functionally relevant ways.

Why cDC1-like function matters

Cross-presenting APC biology is closely linked to effective CD8 activation. Systems that better approximate this functional logic may offer more informative translational outputs than conventional MoDC workflows alone.

Why prior approaches were limited

Historical dendritic-cell methods have often been constrained by variability, limited cross-presentation capacity, and manufacturing inconsistency.

How CrossRelay should be evaluated

Cross-presentation performance, CD8 priming utility, reproducibility across donors and workflows, and comparative benchmarking against conventional APC systems are core evaluation axes.

About

Building a stronger APC layer for immunotherapy

CrossRelay was created to address a persistent gap in translational immunology: the lack of scalable human antigen-presentation infrastructure for cross-presentation-centric workflows.

Mission

Build enabling infrastructure for antigen validation, ex vivo CD8 priming, and APC-enabled immune engineering.

Why now

Immunotherapy has advanced rapidly in antigen prediction, delivery technologies, and effector-cell engineering. Human antigen presentation remains underbuilt as a platform layer.

Commercial model

CrossRelay is being developed as a platform business with multiple pathways, including productized workflows, translational services, and future APC-enabled therapeutic expansion.

Contact

Start a conversation with CrossRelay

We welcome inquiries related to product access, evaluation studies, pilot collaborations, and strategic partnerships.

Collaboration pathways

Evaluation studies

Assess CrossRelay fit in a specific antigen validation, T-cell priming, or APC benchmarking workflow.

Pilot collaborations

Structured early projects for teams exploring platform use in translational programs.

Platform partnerships

Deeper integration of CrossRelay into internal immunology, cell therapy, or assay-development programs.

Strategic discussions

Conversations around co-development, platform expansion, and future APC-enabled product strategy.

General inquiries: hello@crossrelay.net
Partnerships: partners@crossrelay.net

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