Pig organs for human patients: A challenge fit for CRISPR

Pig organs for human patients: A challenge fit for CRISPR

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https://phys.org/news/2018-05-pig-human-patients-crispr.html

To facilitate the development of safe and effective cells, tissues, and organs for future medical transplantation into human patients, Harvard's Office of Technology Development has granted a technology license to the Cambridge biotech startup eGenesis.

Co-founded by Church and former HMS doctoral student Luhan Yang in 2015, eGenesis announced last year that it had raised $38 million to advance its research and development work. At least eight former members of the Church lab—interns, doctoral students, postdocs, and visiting researchers—have continued their scientific careers as employees there.