We Discover Big Ideas and Transform Them into World-Leading Ventures
Spencer Trask & Co. transforms big ideas into world changing ventures through the power of the Spencer Trask Network. We have been instrumental in helping companies pioneer technological and scientific advancements in the fields of genomics, healthcare technology, mobile technology, AI, and open innovation.
Scientists and entrepreneurs partner with Spencer Trask because we provide the precise combination of experience, guidance, and foundational capital to protect and build on big ideas. Working with advisors and private investors, Spencer Trask develops those ideas into world-leading companies.
We Discover Big Ideas and Transform Them into World-Leading Ventures
Spencer Trask & Co. transforms big ideas into world changing ventures through the power of the Spencer Trask Network. We have been instrumental in helping companies pioneer technological and scientific advancements in the fields of genomics, healthcare technology, mobile technology, AI, and open innovation.
Scientists and entrepreneurs partner with Spencer Trask because we provide the precise combination of experience, guidance, and foundational capital to protect and build on big ideas. Working with advisors and private investors, Spencer Trask develops those ideas into world-leading companies.
Our Discovery Powers the Internet
Ciena plays the leading role in powering the pan-global capacity of the Internet. Spencer Trask co-founded Ciena Corporation, the world leader in high-capacity optical communications systems. Their venture patented the dual-stage, all-optical amplifier and commercialized the first dense Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) system — the light amplification technology that drove the internet explosion of the 1990s.
Osiris
Osiris Therapeutics pioneered the use of cells as drugs and as the basis of functional tissue repair products that regenerate or replace injured tissues.
Its drug, Remestemcel-L, became the world’s first systemically administered stem cell drug to gain regulatory clearance. It is being tested against Covid-19 ARDS in a 300-patient, Phase 3 clinical trail sponsored by Mount Sinai Hospital and Mesoblast Ltd and funded by the NIH.
Thomas Edison and Mr. Spencer Trask Lit Up the World
We are inspired by the legacy of Mr. Spencer Trask, the man who backed Edison’s incandescent light bulb. Among his list of accomplishments, Mr. Trask also managed the first electricity company (ConEd), saved The New York Times from bankruptcy, and was a lifelong patron of the arts.
Thomas Edison and Mr. Spencer Trask Lit Up the World
We are inspired by the legacy of Mr. Spencer Trask, the man who backed Edison’s incandescent light bulb. Among his list of accomplishments, Mr. Trask also managed the first electricity company (ConEd), saved The New York Times from bankruptcy, and was a lifelong patron of the arts.
Our Discovery Powers the Internet
Ciena plays the leading role in powering the pan-global capacity of the Internet. Spencer Trask co-founded Ciena Corporation, the world leader in high-capacity optical communications systems. Their venture patented the dual-stage, all-optical amplifier and commercialized the first dense Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) system — the light amplification technology that drove the internet explosion of the 1990s.
Our Discovery Powers the Internet
Ciena plays the leading role in powering the pan-global capacity of the Internet. Spencer Trask co-founded Ciena Corporation, the world leader in high-capacity optical communications systems. Their venture patented the dual-stage, all-optical amplifier and commercialized the first dense Wave Division Multiplexing (WDM) system — the light amplification technology that drove the internet explosion of the 1990s.
Our Discoveries Save Lives
Myriad received international acclaim for discovering the breast cancer gene, BRCA1. Spencer Trask co-founded Myriad Genetics with the scientists most responsible for creating the technologies that drove the Human Genome Project. They were brought together by our vision of systematically discovering gene mutations that cause major diseases.
“I can tell my children that they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.ˮ
Angelina Jolie, The New York Times.
Our Discoveries Save Lives
Myriad received international acclaim for discovering the breast cancer gene, BRCA1. Spencer Trask co-founded Myriad Genetics with the scientists most responsible for creating the technologies that drove the Human Genome Project. They were brought together by our vision of systematically discovering gene mutations that cause major diseases.
“I can tell my children that they don't need to fear they will lose me to breast cancer.ˮ
Angelina Jolie, The New York Times.
