Homology Medicines

NEWS
Homology Medicines merged with Q32 Bio in 2024.
Heading into the holidays, there was still plenty of clinical trial news last week. Here’s a look.
The annual meeting of the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) was held in Washington, DC this week, with literally hundreds of abstracts and presentations. Here’s a look at some of the highlights.
The last year has been a busy one for Bedford, Mass.-based Homology Medicines. Albert Seymour, Homology’s chief science officer, took time out to talk to BioSpace about the company and where it’s headed.
FDA
Phase 1/2 pheNIX Trial Would Represent First PKU Gene Therapy to Enter the Clinic
New Year, fresh start? Could be. WalletHub recently compared more than 180 cities across the U.S., using 30 key indicators to evaluate their job strength. Some of those factors were job opportunities, employment growth, monthly average starting salary and employment outlook.
Most of the IPOs that occurred in the Bay State have been well-documented by BioSpace. But, with a new calendar year upon us, it’s a good idea to look back at a banner year of capitalization that may not repeat when January rolls around. With the turn of the year only days away, BioSpace takes a look at some of the key Massachusetts-based IPOs.
This year has been a strong one for biotech initial public offerings (IPO). According to the Wall Street Journal, as of mid-October, 55 biotech companies had raised $5.75 billion.
Akouos, based in Boston, announced a Series A financing worth $50 million. The round was led by seed investors 5AM Ventures and New Enterprise Associates (NEA).
It’s been a pretty good year for mergers and acquisitions in the biopharma industry. But the landscape for IPOs has been excellent as well, particularly in Massachusetts, which has recorded 13 IPOs since the beginning of the year.
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  • NextGen Class of 2017
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