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Recombinetics is a global leader in proprietary gene repair and gene-editing technology. Our breakthrough scientific research and development of TALEN and CRISPR (Cas9) gene editing technologies has resulted in breakthroughs in the regenerative medicine, disease research and animal agriculture.
Keryx Biopharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:KERX) is a team of approximately 200 committed people working with passion to identify meaningful new medicines to advance the care of people with kidney disease. We have assembled a deep concentration of kidney care experts, including nephrologists, renal dietitians, nurses and industry veterans in nephrology. Together, we strive to raise awareness of the kidney disease epidemic, give voice to this underserved population, and help healthcare professionals to improve the care of their patients. In September 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration approved Keryx`s first medicine, Auryxia® (ferric citrate) tablets. Keryx established its corporate headquarters in Boston`s innovation district to support the U.S. launch of Auryxia. Patients have been and continue to be at the center of our nearly 20 year corporate history.
Karius is a life sciences company focused on generating genomic insights for infectious diseases with a non-invasive blood test that helps clinicians make rapid treatment decisions. By mapping each patient`s microbial landscape from a single blood draw, Karius moves closer to a vision of a world where infectious disease is no longer a major threat to human health.
Gyroscope Therapeutics is a clinical-stage gene therapy company developing gene therapy beyond rare disease to treat diseases of the eye that cause vision loss and blindness. The company was acquired by Novartis, a leading global medicines company, in February 2022.
Arkuda Therapeutics is a biotechnology company applying insights into lysosomal biology to drive the development of medicines to change the trajectory of neurodegenerative disease. Arkuda`s lead program ARKD-104 aims to correct progranulin deficiency and lysosomal dysfunction in patients with GRN-related frontotemporal dementia (FTD-GRN), a genetically-defined subtype of frontotemporal dementia caused by an autosomal dominant mutation in the progranulin (GRN) gene. The company is further exploring the therapeutic potential of its molecules in other neurodegenerative diseases where genetic links to dysfunction in progranulin biology have been established, including Alzheimer`s Disease and Parkinson`s Disease. Arkuda is backed by leading investors including Atlas Venture, Cormorant Asset Management, Pfizer Ventures, funds managed by Tekla Capital Management LLC, Mission BioCapital, and Eli Lilly and Company.