Scribe Therapeutics Inc., a genetic medicines company unlocking the potential of CRISPR to transform human health, today announced the achievement of a success milestone for one of the targets in its research collaboration with Sanofi to develop in vivo CRISPR-based therapeutics. Scribe is eligible to receive over $1.2 billion across all programs in milestone payments for the achievement of certain research, development, regulatory and commercial milestones, as well as high-single-digit to mid-teen royalties.
“We are excited about the progress we have made towards creating potentially curative in vivo genetic medicines with a partner like Sanofi,” said Benjamin Oakes, Ph.D., co-founder and Chief Executive Officer of Scribe. “The complementary expertise of our teams has enabled the program to move quickly and attain early validation of our CRISPR genome editing technologies. We look forward to further advancement of this program with a direct line of sight towards bringing breakthrough CRISPR-based therapeutics to patients with significant unmet need.”
CRISPR by Design™ represents Scribe’s innovative, data-centric strategy aimed at enhancing its CRISPR-based platforms and technologies, such as X-Editing (XE). This approach is set to propel the advancement of groundbreaking genetic therapies into a new frontier.
“Advancing our in vivo program with Sanofi speaks to the versatility and strength of Scribe’s CRISPR-based platforms,” said Svetlana Lucas, Ph.D., Chief Business Officer at Scribe. “We are pleased to reach this important milestone and continue progressing our collaboration to accelerate and expand our patient impact globally.”
Scribe announced its initial research collaboration with Sanofi for CRISPR-based cell therapies to address oncology indications in 2022, followed by an expansion in 2023 to advance in vivo medicines for genomic diseases.
Scribe Therapeutics is a biotech company focused on developing innovative gene editing technologies. The company leverages advanced CRISPR-based approaches to create precise and efficient genetic modifications. Scribe aims to address a range of genetic disorders by designing targeted therapies that can potentially cure or alleviate the symptoms of these conditions. With a commitment to scientific excellence, Scribe Therapeutics collaborates with leading researchers and institutions to push the boundaries of genetic medicine and improve patient outcomes.
Scribe Therapeutics is revolutionizing the development of optimized in vivo CRISPR-based genetic medicines designed to become standard of care treatments for patients suffering from highly prevalent diseases, starting with cardiometabolic disease. Our CRISPR by Design™ approach engineers bacterial immune systems into a premier suite of genome and epigenome editing tools built for unique molecular advantages in activity, specificity and deliverability that translate into safer and more effective genetic therapies. Co-founded by Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and backed by leading life sciences investors, Scribe is engineering the future of genetic medicine. To learn more, visit www.scribetx.com.
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KEY PHRASE: CALIFORNIA, USA, NORTH AMERICA
INDUSTRY KEYWORDS: GENETIC RESEARCH, CLINICAL STUDIES, CARDIOVASCULAR, BIOTECH, HEALTHCARE, PHARMACEUTICALS, SCIENTIFIC RESEARCH, CANCER STUDIES.
SOURCE: Scribe Therapeutics, Inc.
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发布: 2025年1月13日 上午9:00/结束: 2025年1月13日 上午9:01
