Plotting clinical entry, James Wilson's gene therapy startup brings in billionaire for $110M Series B
The gene therapy biotech that James Wilson helped found to take some rare disease programs out of Penn all the way to an approval has scored $110 million in its latest financing.
Passage Bio is getting a boost just seven months after launching with another megaround. Access Biotechnology — the therapeutic-focused investment arm of billionaire Len Blavatnik’s conglomerate — is leading the Series B, which also included all the marquee investors who provided the initial $115 million: OrbiMed, Frazier Healthcare Partners, Versant Ventures, Lily Asia Ventures, New Leaf Venture Partners and Vivo Capital. New backers include Boxer Capital of Tavistock Group, Highline Capital Management, Logos Capital and Sphera Funds Management.
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