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ASGCT 2026: Tenaya Therapeutics today presented interim clinical data for its gene therapy for patients with arrhythmogenic right ventricular cardiomyopathy (ARVC) caused by PKP2 mutations
CEO Faraz Ali walks us through the data, which included six patients, and sets the table for a future update on a gene therapy program for hypertrophic cardiomyopathy that will be announced before the end of the quarter. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Aurion Biotech is developing an off the shelf cell therapy solution for Corneal endothelial disease, a type of blindness, where only donor transplants are currently available to some
Founder, CSO & CEO Arnaud Lacoste describes the treatment, which is derived from one donor and can treat up to 1,000 patients, and comes in a solution containing a rho-kinase inhibitor. It is currently in a U.S. pivotal study. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Benitec Biopharma presented a clinical update of its lead DNA-directed RNA interference program targeting Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy (OPMD)
Executive Chair & CEO Jerel Banks describes how Benitec is programing the body to create its own internal continuous RNAi factory to treat this disease. With this clinical data in hand, Benitec plans to meet with FDA about the design of a pivotal trial. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Tevard Biosciences' suppressor tRNA programs could have the potential to treat genetic diseases more broadly than the way we traditionally think of drug development
Co-Founder and CEO Daniel Fischer describes how Tevard is harnessing tRNA for drug development against muscular dystrophies, cardiomyopathies, and epilepsies. The company could run basket trials and possibly earn flexible labels because these tRNAs are targeting a class of mutations rather than specific genes. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: SonoThera has a unique ultrasound-mediated nonviral approach to gene therapy. It has plans to be in the clinic for DMD next year
Co-Founder & CEO Ken Greenberg describes the idea around and advantages of this approach, including no limitation on cargo size. He describes how it would work for DMD, and what other conditions and uses they are thinking of next. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Michael Torres isn't slowing down after selling his antibody-drug conjugate company to Eli Lilly. Here's his gene therapy play
He describes the work he is involved in with ARTAN Bio, which has a tRNA suppressors approach to diseases of aging and logevity. Plus, a unique crypto financing angle to this story. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Circio's circular RNA work has been advancing and is furthest along in cardiology indications. $35M in new funding will also help accelerate plans to for the eye, CNS, and in vivo CAR-T
Erik Wiklund describes the advantages of circular RNA, and the progress the company has been making since last year's ASGCT. With partnerships and additional funding in hand since then, the company is accelerating its work in multiple dimensions. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: nChroma Bio believes that Hepatitis B is the perfect indication for its epigenetic editing platform. They are already in the clinic and will have initial data this year
CEO Jeff Walsh describes the concept of epigenetic editing and why the company chose Hepatitis B, and walks us through the dose escalation schedule that the trial is going through. Plus, work on a virus-like particle delivery method that the company envisions for non-liver delivery. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Coave Therapeutics has a unique conjugation approach to delivering AAV to the right place in the body - at ASGCT they presented on the platform and lead internal program for wet AMD
CEO Rodolphe Clerval describes the platform, which they can partner using a company's existing AAV assets or with Coave's new OneAAV universal capsid. Plus, why he thinks Coave's wet AMD program, which will be administered at the point of care, could be best in class. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Rgenta Therapeutics has been developing oral small molecules to regulate RNA - after starting with endogenous targets, they realized they could do the same for transgene expression
Co-Founder and CEO Simon Xi discusses the company's Rswitch platform, which was the basis of an ASGCT presentation showing that the company could modulate levels of Frataxin in a Friedreich’s Ataxia mouse model. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Siren Biotechnology recently has seen two INDs cleared for its AAV based gene therapy for oncology. Founder Nicole Paulk discusses how they are prepared to enter the clinic shortly
She describes how the first trials will target glioma, a type of brain cancer, and Siren has also done work to show that the approach could be a universal therapy that may have utility against numerous cancers. Plus, how Siren did a unique crowdfunded $5 million fundraise. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Barcelona based Integra Therapeutics believes its FiCAT gene writing platform can deliver a larger payload capacity and with more precision than with traditional viral vectors
Co-Founder & CEO Avencia Sánchez-Mejías describes the science of how they achieve this. At ASGCT, the company is presenting the second generation of FiCAT, and offers examples of introducing 3 or 4 genes. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Encoded Therapeutics presented updated clinical data today for its gene therapy program targeting Dravet Syndrome with 52 weeks of follow up
Co-Founder & CEO Kartik Ramamoorthi walks us through the data and describes Encoded's platform, which is designed to get to the right cells specifically within the brain to treat this and other conditions. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Dispatch Bio is trying to solve the solid tumor challenge for CAR-T by designing bespoke antigens that light up tumors. At ASGCT, they also have data on a unique cytokine for armoring CARs
Co-Founder Lex Johnson walks us through the science, which is nearing the clinic with partner Bristol. Plus, an explanation of the ASGCT presentation on their cytokine and why they believe it is important. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Ascidian Therapeutics is presenting initial human safety data from its RNA exon editing platform in a Stargardt disease trial
CSO Robert Bell describes the advantages of RNA exon editing he sees over DNA editing, and walks us through the safety data. With that in hand, which was in adult patients, the company is moving forward in pediatric patients. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Epicrispr Biotechnologies is already in the clinic with its epigenetic approach to genetic medicine. At ASGCT, it showed off how versatile this platform might be
CEO Amber Salzman walks us through the science, which allows the company to dial up or dial down genes of interest rather than making a cut into the DNA. They have dosed patients with FSHD, a type of muscular dystrophy, and have ASGCT presentations looking at other indications like Friedreich's ataxia, a type of Alzheimer's, and DMD. Coverage brought to you by
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ASGCT 2026: Arbor Biotechnologies presented in vivo data today showing that they can deliver their RT editor to the CNS with a single AAV capsid
CEO Devyn Smith describes the significance of today's news. Arbor is thinking about numerous CNS conditions, including ALS. Plus, he shares an update on their liver mediated disease programs with partner Chiesi. Coverage brought to you by
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London based Cytospire Therapeutics has announced an $83m series A financing to develop first-in-class pan-gamma delta T-cell engagers - the lead program is an EGFR targeting solid tumors
Co-Founder & CEO Natalie Mount discusses the raise, and explains why she believes gamma delta T-cell engagers have advantages over CD3s. After presenting preclinical data at the recent AACR annual meeting, the lead EGFR program is preparing to go into the clinic.
May 5


Wharton Biotech Conference: Airalux Medical is creating a digital breathing device to help patients recover from surgery
Co-Founder Joshua Freedman discusses the journey from undergrad and graduate school straight to creating a startup. He describes the funding and other help he received at Penn and from NIH, and advice for other future entrepreneuers. The device has gone through a 30 person clinical study and is ready to go into a bigger trial.
May 1


From Germany: FundaMental Pharma aims to develop a dual-acting NMDA receptor modulator for treatment resistant depression to improve on the risk profile seen today with esketamine
CEO Dirk Beher describes the unmet need in this setting, and compares and contrasts FundaMental's dual-acting profile with esketamine. The company is working on a €43 million series A aimed to get them all the way to a substantial proof of concept inflection point.
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