# First Ascent Biomedical

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## TL;DR

First Ascent Biomedical grows a patient's cancer cells and tests more than 150 approved drugs against them to find the right drug for the right patient at the right time.

## Summary

First Ascent Biomedical, founded in Miami, offers live-cell functional drug testing across more than 150 FDA-approved therapies, ranking options by measured response of the patient's own cells; its founders' work began in paediatric cancers where standard options had run out. Physician-ordered.

## Fields

- Kind: Company
- Last checked: 2026-09-11
- Tags: ctgov-sponsor; fcct-directory
- HQ: Miami, FL
- Type: diagnostics
- Website: https://firstascentbiomedical.com/

## Sources

- Official website: https://firstascentbiomedical.com/
- Listed on Future of Cancer Care Today (Sijbrandij Foundation): https://sijbrandijfoundation.org/fcct

## Connected records

- technologies: [Functional (ex vivo) drug testing](https://onco.cc/technologies/functional-drug-testing/)

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