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LEXEO Therapeutics Funding Round

LEXEO Therapeutics, based in New York, secured $85 million from Longitude Capital Management, Omega Funds and Alexandria Venture Investments.

Transaction Overview

Company Name
Announced On
1/11/2021
Transaction Type
Venture Equity
Amount
$85,000,000
Round
Series A
Proceeds Purpose
Proceeds from the financing will help advance the company's three lead investigational programs, including: LX2006, an IV-administered therapy for cardiomyopathy associated with Friedreich's ataxia (Phase 1 start planned for 2021); LX1004, a CNS-administered therapy for CLN2 Batten disease (Phase 1/2 completed); and LX1001, a CNS-administered therapy for APOE4-associated Alzheimer's disease (Phase 1 ongoing).

Company Information

Company Status
Private & Independent
Industry
Biopharmaceutical
Mailing Address
430 East 29th St. 14th Floor
New York, NY 10016
USA
Email Address
Overview
LEXEO Therapeutics is a New York City-based, fully integrated biotechnology company currently headquartered at the Alexandria Center® for Life Science that aims to apply the transformational science of gene therapy to address some of the world's most devastating genetic and acquired diseases.
Profile
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Management Team

Title
Name
Email & Social
Chief Executive Officer
Nolan Townsend
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Chief Medical Officer
Jay Barth
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Chief Scientific Officer
Ronald Crystal
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VP - Bus. Development
Christopher Holterhoff
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VP - Operations
Paul McCormac
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