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$40M series A places 'Accent' on cancer using epitranscriptomics

May 21, 2018
By Marie Powers
Accent Therapeutics Inc.formally launched with a $40 million series A and a platform built around epitranscriptomics – the field referring to RNA-modifying proteins (RMPs) that control many aspects of RNA biology – to pursue precision cancer therapies. The investment syndicate included the Column Group, Atlas Venture and Ecor1 Capital.
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