$160 million ‘moonshot’ backs Boston effort to revolutionize rare disease treatment
Boston's Center for Therapeutic Genetics launched with $160 million to develop genetic medicines for rare diseases
Where it stands
A new non-profit center aims to revolutionize treatment for rare and ultra-rare diseases.
The Center for Therapeutic Genetics, launched by Broad Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, and The Jackson Laboratory, focuses on genetic medicines.
Coverage from The New York Times, The Boston Globe, and others emphasizes the center's ambitious goals and significant funding.
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Who reported it (5)
- Broad Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, and The Jackson Laboratory launch the Center for Therapeutic Genetics, a non-profit effort to develop genetic medicines for rare and ultra-rare diseases Yahoo Finance · 46d ago
- New England Consortium Takes Aim at Scaling Gene Therapy Development Precision Medicine Online · 46d ago
- Gene therapy: changing the future for people with rare diseases wellcome.org · 46d ago
- ‘Too Rare to Care’? A New Center for Rare Diseases Hopes to Change That The New York Times · 46d ago
- $160 million ‘moonshot’ backs Boston effort to revolutionize rare disease treatment The Boston Globe · 46d ago broke it first
Answered
What is the Center for Therapeutic Genetics?
A non-profit effort to develop genetic medicines for rare and ultra-rare diseases
Who launched the Center for Therapeutic Genetics?
Broad Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, and The Jackson Laboratory
What is the funding for the Center for Therapeutic Genetics?
$160 million
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