Ascidian Therapeutics

Ascidian Therapeutics

  • Founded: 2020
  • Location: Boston, MA
  • Employee range: 11 - 50
  • Clinical stage: Clin0
  • Therapy area: ocular
  • Drug types: OPH, NEU
  • Lead product: ABCA4
  • Product link: https://ascidian-tx.com/programs/
  • Funding: $50M A Oct 2022
  • Investors: ATP


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Short description:

Mutated exon replacement

Drug notes:

7 add'l RD programs

Long description:

Ascidian Therapeutics is creating gene therapies that replace exons via selective splicing of pre-mRNA. The technology is called RNA exon editing. A designer RNA is used to replace mutated, disease-causing exons within pre-mRNA. Multiple continuous exons can be replaced. This gene therapy approach allows editing large portions of RNA (rather than just single base changes), avoids the risks of direct DNA editing, and does not alter endogenous gene expression levels. The company is named Ascidian, because their technology is based on a biological process that naturally occurs in ocean creatures called ascidians (also known as sea squirts). Ascidians use unique mechanisms of RNA splicing to re-engineer their transcriptome in developing from larvae to adults.

Jobs:

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Scientist - RNA Therapeutic Discovery
Boston, MA|1 day ago
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Senior Alliance Lead
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Head of Technical Development
Boston, MA|41 days ago
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Head of Data Science
Boston, MA|56 days ago


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