Epicrispr Biotechnologies Inc. has secured $68 million in the first close of its series B financing to support the clinical development of EPI-321, a first-in-class epigenetic therapy for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).

Epic Bio (Epicrispr Biotechnologies Inc.) has announced that EPI-321 has been awarded U.S. orphan drug designation for the treatment of facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD).

Epic Bio (Epicrispr Biotechnologies Inc.) has presented new data demonstrating the achievement of persistent gene activation using its Gene Expression Modulation System (GEMS) platform.

Controlling the epigenetics of a patient, figuring out what genes are expressed and understanding their level of expression, is at the center of Epic Bio, a new company founded by Stanley Qi, co-inventor on the CRISPR patent held by the University of California.