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Bamboo Therapeutics

www.bambootherapeutics.com

 
Bamboo was formed to advance the work of Dr. Richard Jude Samulski, the Director of the Gene Therapy Center at the University of North Carolina (UNC), from the laboratory into human clinical trials where it could meet the requirements for drug approval. Dr. Samulski is a pioneer in the field of gene therapy. Over thirty (30) years ago, Dr. Samulski was the first person to realize the potential to use the adeno-associated virus (AAV) as a vehicle to replace a defective gene with a healthy gene. Since that time, he has re-engineered the naturally occurring virus to target delivery to ...
  • Number of Employees: 25-100
  • Annual Revenue: $0-1 Million

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Funding

Bamboo Therapeutics raised $49.5M on 02/12/2016

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