Nanoparticles that enable delivery and controlled release of therapeutic and diagnostic agents into specific locations within the body and tissues. The company’s products and services are based on novel nanotechnology developed at Yale University that provides the unique capability of tethering agents for targeting, imaging, and increased circulation time at unprecedented densities to the surface of biodegradable polymer nanoparticles, resulting in drugs that bind to their targets more effectively, are delivered at a higher concentration to the desired location, and/or remain in the bloodstream longer than other nanotechnology-based drugs. The Carigent technology is broadly applicable across a wide variety of disease states and supports multiple types of targeting strategies and carrier designs for existing drugs as well as new drugs in development. Carigent’s initial product development programs are focused on cancer therapeutics. In parallel, Carigent provides access to its nanoparticle drug delivery technology through collaborations and partnerships with pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and diagnostics companies. Carigent was established in 2007 and is based in New Haven, Connecticut.