Startups Biotech startup, which has raised more than $200M in VC funding, launches clinical trial for cancer drug St. Louis Business Journal • March 17, 2022June 16, 2022 View Content Founded in 2018, Wugen is developing “off the shelf” cell therapies to treat various cancers. The startup was created via technology licensed from Washington University and is developing so-called natural killer (NK) and T-cell therapies.