1/5/2023
-The investment will advance innovative gene therapy solutions
-Leading healthcare funds participated in the investment round
Boston, Doha, 5 January 2023 –
QIA took part in a Series B financing round in
Ensoma, a genomic medicines company based in the US. The investment will enable Ensoma to advance the development of its Engenious™ in vivo engineered cell therapy platform and accelerate its pipeline of genomic medicines.
The Series B financing was co-led by Arix Bioscience and 5AM Ventures, with participation from previous and new investors. In addition to QIA, new investors include Arix Bioscience, Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation Strategic Investment Fund, Solasta Ventures, Catalio Capital Management and Mirae Asset Capital.
Existing investors in the Series B include 5AM Ventures, F-Prime Capital, Cormorant Asset Management, Viking Global Investors, Takeda Ventures, SymBiosis, Alexandria Venture Investments and Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center.