Alcyone launched with $23 million to advance gene therapies in CNS disorders

9 June 2021
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The launch of Alcyone Therapeutics, a biotech focused on developing gene therapies for central nervous system (CNS) disorders, has been announced.

Alcyone has been launched with $23 million in funding from funds affiliated with RTW Investments and with an optioned pipeline that includes 12 adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy programs for severe CNS disorders.

Piratip Pratumsuwan, managing director at RTW, will join Alcyone’s board of directors.

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