ReCode Combines With TranscripTx, Raises $80m For Novel RNA Drugs
Executive Summary
ReCode, whose platform allows for organ-specific delivery of RNA therapies, plans to start clinical trials in 2022 for its two lead programs in primary ciliary dyskinesia and cystic fibrosis.
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