Prime Medicine likens its gene-editing technology to a word processor that searches for the correct place in the genome to make an edit, replacing or repairing a wide variety of target DNA. The preclinical biotech is now spelling out its future plans with the letters I-P-O.
The study, by researchers at Harvard, MIT, The Broad and other institutions, used genomic analysis of cases linked to the Biogen meeting, linking much of the community transmission in the Boston area to a European genetic variant of SARS-CoV-2 that first appeared at the meeting.
Patient expectations continue to evolve, and healthcare practices that fail to adapt risk more than just revenue—they risk losing trust.
The company was the site of a large outbreak of the disease linked to a February management meeting. Employees who contracted and recovered from Covid-19, and those who had contact with them, are eligible to provide samples, which will be used to generate de-identified data.