Researchers from Life Edit Therapeutics Inc. recently reported preclinical data on the application of their gene editing technology Life Edit CRISPR system to Huntington’s disease (HD).
In its bid to become, as Chairman and CEO David Hallal said, the “world’s most indispensable cell and gene therapy technology company,” Elevatebio LLC disclosed a $401 million series D round with support from new and existing investors. At the same time, the company’s Life Edit Therapeutics Inc. affiliate inked a potential billion-dollar collaboration focused on gene editing therapies.