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Capitalizing on a gene therapy boom, Avrobio locks in $60M – MedCity News

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2018-02-05 NEWS

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Capitalizing on a gene therapy boom, Avrobio locks in $60M
MedCity News
Cambridge, Massachusetts-based Avrobio has closed an oversubscribed $60 million Series B financing round to further its ex vivo lentiviral platform for the treatment of lysosomal storage disorders. It’s one more sign that after decades of ups and downs

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Genetic Literacy Project

Former Novartis chief Joseph Jimenez discusses breakthroughs in gene therapy, future of CRISPR in medicine
Genetic Literacy Project
Editor’s Note: Novartis CEO Joseph Jimenez retired in January after eight years in the top job at one of the world’s top pharmaceutical companies. During his tenure, the company helped lead a movement that put gene therapies on the map. Scientific