Chiesi Global Rare Diseases is committing up to $115 million to begin a collaboration on Arbor Biotechnologies’ in vivo gene-editing therapy for primary hyperoxaluria type 1, an inherited liver disorder. It’s the rare disease company’s first foray into genetic medicines.
Arbor Biotechnologies raised new cash to keep up the pace in the chase for new genetic medicines. The MIT spinout applies artificial intelligence and machine learning to discover CRISPR enzymes applicable for gene-editing therapies; the Series B financing comes as programs in liver and central nervous system disorders move closer to human testing.
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