SNIPR Biome receives funding from CARB-X to support advancement of CRISPR medicine SNIPR001 into clinical trials in haematological cancer patients
Dr Christian Grøndahl, Co-founder and CEO of SNIPR Biome, commented: “Antibiotic resistance is one of healthcare’s biggest problems today, affecting treatment efficacy and survival among patients who are often already very sick. We are using our knowledge of gene editing and synthetic biology to create highly specific, ‘designer’ bacteria and phage to disrupt, edit or add genes, and deliver these precision medicines in a carefully targeted way. We are pleased to be continuing our partnership with CARB-X who share our commitment to developing therapies for vulnerable patients.”
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