Algen Biotechnologies
ActiveUsing CRISPR to find treatments for cancer and inflammation
What it does
Algen is using CRISPR to uncover disease-driving RNA messages to find treatments for cancer, inflammation and diseases with high unmet needs. We are harnessing the power of CRISPR and machine learning to find first-in-class drugs that modulate RNA messages at single-cell resolution. Algen's founders are bioengineer from Jennifer Doudna Lab and biotech commercialization expert, teamed up with experienced pharmaceutical executives.
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Revolutionizing therapeutic drug discovery through advanced CRISPR gene-modulation and AI
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