Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. is a clinical-stage gene therapy company, which engages in the development of treatments for severe neurological diseases. Its pipeline of gene therapy programs includes VY-AADC, VY-SOD101, VY-HTT01, VY-FXN01, Tau Program, and VY-NAV01. The company was founded by Guang Ping Gao, Mark A. Kay, Krystof Bankiewicz, and Phillip Zamore in June 2013 and is headquartered in Lexington, MA.
Vima Therapeutics launched with $60 million Series A funding led by Atlas Venture to advance VIM0423, a potential first-in-class oral therapy for dystonia targeting muscarinic cholinergic receptors.
Voyager Therapeutics announces strategic shift in their SOD1 ALS gene therapy program after three-month non-human primate data indicated the need for alternate payload evaluation.
Bayer's BlueRock Therapeutics initiated a Phase 1 trial of DA01, a cell-based therapy using stem cell-derived dopaminergic neurons, to replenish lost neurons in Parkinson's patients.
The market for gene and cell therapies targeting CNS disorders was valued at approximately USD 1 billion in 2021 and is projected to grow significantly by 2034.
OrsoBio, backed by Eli Lilly, raised $67 million to advance its portfolio of weight loss medicines targeting different mechanisms than GLP-1 therapies.