Rising from a $51 million series A round a year ago to a $1.1 billion acquisition, Kate Therapeutics Inc. has stepped under the umbrella of Novartis AG, which gains preclinical adeno-associated virus-based gene therapies for neuromuscular diseases.
Gene therapy developer Kate Therapeutics Inc. (KateTx), which is developing next-generation adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors that target skeletal and cardiac muscle, has unveiled $51 million series A round and a licensing deal with Astellas Pharma Inc.
