bluebird bio Rebrands as Genetix Biotherapeutics Following Private Equity Buyout

bluebird bio; Genetix Biotherapeutics; private equity buyout; Carlyle; SK Capital Partners; gene therapy; rebranding; FDA-approved therapies; David Meek; sickle cell disease; β-thalassemia; cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy; commercial execution; manufacturing investment

Merck Moves All R&D Operations Out of UK, Citing Unfavorable Environment

Merck; MSD; R&D relocation; UK life sciences; drug discovery; Brexit impact; London Bioscience Innovation Centre; Francis Crick Institute; government investment; layoffs

Epigenic Therapeutics and NRG Therapeutics Each Secure ~$60M in Series B Rounds for Epigenetic and Neuroscience Advances

Epigenic Therapeutics; NRG Therapeutics; Series B funding; epigenetic therapy; hepatitis B; hypercholesterolemia; Parkinson’s disease; ALS; biotechnology investment; gene silencing