eGenesis

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eGenesis is a biotechnology company focused on using advanced gene-editing technologies to make animal organs safe and suitable for human transplantation.

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instanceOf biotechnology company ⓘ
addressesProblem global shortage of transplantable human organs ⓘ
immune rejection of xenotransplant organs ⓘ
risk of cross-species viral transmission in xenotransplantation ⓘ
aim address organ shortage for human transplantation ⓘ
eliminate porcine endogenous retroviruses from donor organs ⓘ
reduce risk of organ rejection in xenotransplantation ⓘ
businessModel preclinical and clinical-stage biotech ⓘ
therapeutic development ⓘ
collaboratesWith academic medical centers for xenotransplantation research ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
field gene editing ⓘ
xenotransplantation ⓘ
focus developing xenotransplantation therapies ⓘ
engineering donor animals for organ transplantation ⓘ
making animal organs safe for human transplantation ⓘ
foundedBy George Church ⓘ
Luhan Yang ⓘ
foundedIn 2015 ⓘ
hasEthicalConcernArea animal welfare in xenotransplantation ⓘ
biosecurity of genetically modified animals ⓘ
hasFounderRole George Church is a co-founder of eGenesis ⓘ
linked to: George Church

Luhan Yang is a co-founder of eGenesis ⓘ
hasKeyPerson George Church ⓘ
Luhan Yang ⓘ
hasWebsite https://www.egenesisbio.com/ ⓘ
headquartersLocation Cambridge, Massachusetts, United States ⓘ
industry biotechnology ⓘ
productType genetically engineered donor organs ⓘ
genetically modified pigs for organ donation ⓘ
regulatoryInteraction works with regulators on xenotransplantation guidelines ⓘ
researchArea immunological compatibility between animal organs and humans ⓘ
porcine-to-human organ transplantation ⓘ
viral safety of xenotransplant organs ⓘ
scientificApproach insertion of human transgenes into donor animals ⓘ
knockout of immunogenic pig genes ⓘ
multiplex gene editing in pigs ⓘ
stage clinical development in xenotransplantation ⓘ
targetPatientGroup patients with end-stage organ failure ⓘ
usesTechnology CRISPR-based gene editing ⓘ
advanced gene-editing technologies ⓘ
worksOnOrganType heart xenotransplantation ⓘ
kidney xenotransplantation ⓘ
liver xenotransplantation ⓘ

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