tRNA therapeutics burst onto startup scene

Companies advance tRNA therapeutics to overcome mutant stoppages in protein synthesis shared by thousands of genetic diseases and cancers.

But Alltrna is hardly alone in its pursuit of tRNA-based therapeutics. ReCode Therapeutics, Shape Therapeutics and Tevard Biosciences all came before it; and the field continues to expand with the arrival of hC Bioscience, a startup that emerged from stealth mode in late February with $24 million and a plan to fight cancer and rare diseases with tRNA.

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   Elie Dolgin

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Dolgin, E. tRNA therapeutics burst onto startup scene.
Nat Biotechnol (2022). https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01252-y

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• Published: 24 February 2022

• DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/s41587-022-01252-y