£88m Series B For Syncona-backed Freeline To Advance Liver Gene Therapy Focus

Chairman says Freeline's series B financing gives it adequate funds for Phase I/II trials in hemophilia B and entry into Fabry disease.

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Freeline's Series B Financing Refloats Gene Therapy Specialist • Source: Shutterstock

Syncona Ltd has underscored its gene therapy commitment by injecting £85m into Freeline Therapeutics via a series B financing that will allow the UK-based biotech to drive its leading programs in hemophilia B and Fabry disease through clinical development, its chairman told Scrip.

Freeline’s technology uses engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors for treating bleeding and other debilitating disorders. Its proprietary AAV vector technology...

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