Xixi Zhu

Acrigen Biosciences is an early-stage life science gene editing company based in Berkeley, California. We are building a pipeline of therapies to treat genetic disorders using our proprietary precision gene editing technology. Our technology utilizes novel CRISPR-Cas gene editors coupled with anti-CRISPR proteins to improve the precision, efficacy, and safety of genetic therapies. The company was co-founded in 2019 by Dr. Joseph Bondy-Denomy (Associate Professor at UCSF and discoverer of anti-CRISPR proteins) and Dr. David Rabuka (former Founder and CSO of Redwood Biosciences) with the mission of bringing precision genetic therapies to the clinic.

Citryll BV is a private pharmaceutical company based in Oss, the Netherlands that is dedicated to the development and commercialization of therapeutics that target NETosis and NETs. Target diseases include SLE, RA, vasculitis, cancer and fibrosis.

Acrigen Biosciences is an early-stage life science gene editing company based in Berkeley, California. We are building a pipeline of therapies to treat genetic disorders using our proprietary precision gene editing technology. Our technology utilizes novel CRISPR-Cas gene editors coupled with anti-CRISPR proteins to improve the precision, efficacy, and safety of genetic therapies. The company was co-founded in 2019 by Dr. Joseph Bondy-Denomy (Associate Professor at UCSF and discoverer of anti-CRISPR proteins) and Dr. David Rabuka (former Founder and CSO of Redwood Biosciences) with the mission of bringing precision genetic therapies to the clinic.

Citryll BV is a private pharmaceutical company based in Oss, the Netherlands that is dedicated to the development and commercialization of therapeutics that target NETosis and NETs. Target diseases include SLE, RA, vasculitis, cancer and fibrosis.

Forbion is a leading global venture capital firm with deep expertise in Europe. We invest in innovative biotech companies, managing just over €5 billion across multiple fund strategies that cover all stages of (bio-) pharmaceutical drug development. In addition, we leverage our biotech expertise beyond human health to address ‘planetary health’ challenges through our BioEconomy fund strategy, which invests in companies developing sustainable solutions in food, agriculture, materials, and environmental technologies.

4BIO Capital is an international venture capital firm focused solely on the advanced therapies sector. 4BIO’s objective is to invest in, support, and grow early stage companies developing treatments in areas of high unmet medical need, with the ultimate goal of ensuring access to these potentially curative therapies for all patients. Specifically, it looks for viable, high-quality opportunities in cell and gene therapy, RNA-based therapy, targeted therapies, and the microbiome. The 4BIO team comprises leading advanced therapy scientists and experienced life science investors who have collectively published over 250 scientific articles in prestigious academic journals including Nature, The Lancet, Cell, and the New England Journal of Medicine. 4BIO has both an unrivalled network within the advanced therapy sector and a unique understanding of the criteria that define a successful investment opportunity in this space. For more information, please visit www.4biocapital.com