A Tale Of Two Gene Therapy Biotechs: Freeline Divests As Kriya Invests
Executive Summary
Freeline Therapeutics and Kriya are taking divergent paths to success amid market doldrums, as the former divests and pulls back on investment, while the latter bulks up its pipeline through an acquisition.
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