BRAIN Biotech and TransCode Therapeutics join forces
Development of a CRISPR-derived technology platform for cancer treatment
22 February 2023, Zwingenberg (Germany) - BRAIN Biotech AG, industrial biotechnology and enzyme expert, today announced the signing of a joint development agreement (JDA) with TransCode Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNAZ), the RNA oncology company committed to more effectively treating cancer using RNA therapeutics. The objective of the JDA is to co-develop a platform technology that combines a Class 2 CRISPR nuclease, the cell-killing G-dase E, developed by BRAIN Biotech's Akribion Genomics unit with TransCode's TTX nucleic acid delivery platform for the treatment of cancer.