CRISPR biotech targets cancer, autoimmune disease

A new biotech that is using CRISPR gene-editing technology to discover drugs for cancer and autoimmune diseases is opening a lab in Branford after raising $35 million earlier this year.

The company, EvolveImmune Therapeutics, is helmed by veteran Connecticut venture capitalist Stephen Bloch, MD, and has already attracted early-stage backing from some large pharmaceutical firms.

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