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Epicrispr Biotechnologies closed a $90M series C on Tuesday to advance its epigenetic therapy toward pivotal studies in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD)
CEO Amber Salzman discusses the benefit of the raise, and contrasts the funding environment in biotech today versus previous years. Plus, she describes the unmet need in FSHD and how AI has already been helping the company understand the patient experience in its current clinical trial.
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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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AI news: Epicrispr Biotechnologies' CEO Amber Salzman describes how her company will be utilizing AI muscle analysis in its clinical study for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy
She describes why such an analysis would be beneficial in analyzing clinical benefit for this type of condition - where the patient...
Apr 25, 2025







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