Frequency Therapeutics gets a $32M startup round to help fine tune its hearing loss drug R&D
A recent arrival in the new wave of regenerative medicine 2.0 biotechs taking shape has now collected a $32 million Series A for the next stage of development.
Woburn, MA-based Frequency Therapeutics now has the cash to see it through the next 12 to 18 months, says CEO David Lucchino, as the company steers its way to the clinic with their lead drug for hearing loss.
Inspired by the research of MIT’s Bob Langer and Harvard’s Jeffrey Karp, Frequency is developing small molecule drugs designed to spark the regrowth of sensory hair cells in the inner ear, looking to restore hearing damaged by noise.
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