Staten Biotechnology aims to develop novel and innovative strategies for the prevention of cardiovascular events, the largest unmet medical need in dyslipidemia. Dyslipidemia is an abnormal amount of lipids or fat in the blood, namely triglycerides, cholesterol, or fat phospholipids. In developed countries most dyslipidemias are hyperlipidemia, i.e. elevation of lipids in the blood, and can be caused by genetic factors, diet, and lifestyle.