# Alume Biosciences

**Canonical:** https://apis.io/providers/alume-biosciences/  
**Website:** https://alumebiosciences.com/  
**APIs profiled:** 0

Alume Biosciences is a clinical-stage biotechnology company in La Jolla, California, developing nerve-targeted fluorescent agents for precision surgery. Its lead candidate, bevonescein (ALM-488) — a peptide-dye conjugate co-invented by the late Nobel Laureate Dr. Roger Tsien and surgeon Dr. Quyen Nguyen — is administered intravenously roughly an hour before an operation so surgeons can see nerves illuminated in the surgical field and avoid inadvertent nerve injury. The compound has FDA Fast Track designation, is in Phase 3 pivotal trials in head-and-neck surgery, and the company has stated it plans a New Drug Application submission in 2026. Alume is a drug developer, not a software vendor: it publishes no developer program, API, SDK or machine-readable specification.

## Kin Score — 4.5 / 100 (minimal)

Scored 2026-08-19 under rubric 0.12.0. Trend: flat (-1.9 from 6.4).

| Facet | Score |
|---|---|
| Discoverability | 57.4 |
| Contract Quality | 0.0 |
| Governance | 0.0 |
| Contract Governance | 0.0 |
| Operational Transparency | 0.0 |
| Developer Ergonomics | 2.4 |
| Commercial Clarity | 0.0 |
| Access Clarity | 0.0 |

Regulatory layer — **Health**: 7.5 (matched via tags).

## Agent readiness — 0.0 (human-only)

| Dimension | Value |
|---|---|
| Spec Presence | no |
| Agentic Access | no |
| Reversibility Documented | no |
| MCP Server | no |
| Auth Clarity | no |
| Idempotency | no |
| Error Semantics | no |
| OpenAPI Examples | no |
| Rate Limit Signal | no |
| Event Surface Described | no |
| Agent Skills | no |
| Well Known Catalog | no |
| Consent Identity | no |
| Agent Card | no |
| Dry Run Mode | no |

## Security (1)

- **Alume Biosciences Domain Security** — TLSv1.3

## Tags

Company, Biotechnology, Life Sciences, Pharmaceuticals, Clinical Trials, Surgery, Medical Imaging, Health

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Profiled by [API Evangelist](https://apievangelist.com) and published on [APIs.io](https://apis.io/providers/alume-biosciences/). Scores are computed from the provider's own public artifacts under a published rubric.