ITALY – Genespire, a Milan, Italy-based biotechnology company focused on the development of transformative gene therapies for patients affected by genetic diseases, closed a €16M Series A financing.
Sofinnova Partners made the investment. The company also announced the appointment of Julia Berretta, Ph.D., as Chief Executive Officer and member of the Board of Directors. Graziano Seghezzi, Managing Partner at Sofinnova Partners, and Lucia Faccio, Ph.D., Partner at Sofinnova Partners, will also join the Board. The funds will be used to advance Genespire’s platform technologies towards the development of novel gene therapies in two main areas: primary immunodeficiencies and metabolic genetic diseases. Founded in March 2020 as a spin-off of the San Raffaele-Telethon Institute for Gene Therapy (SR-Tiget) co-founded by Fondazione Telethon and the San Raffaele Hospital, along with Prof. Naldini and Dr. Alessio Cantore, Genespire is a biotechnology company focused on the development of transformative gene therapies for patients affected by genetic diseases, particularly primary immunodeficiencies and inherited metabolic diseases. 29/04/2020
