Category

Latus

Latus Bio Appoints Bethany Mancilla as Chief Business Officer

By Portfolio News, Latus
Established biopharmaceutical executive with more than 25 years of business development, corporate strategy, financing, and transaction experience Demonstrated leader in gene therapy and CNS drug development Appointment comes as Latus enters the clinic, with LTS-201 for Huntington’s disease on track for IND submission in 3Q 2026 PHILADELPHIA & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latus…
Read More

Latus Bio Announces $97 Million Series A Financing to Expand the Reach of Gene Therapy to Larger Populations

By Portfolio News, Latus
Financing extension led by 8VC to advance LTS-201 as a potential significant commercial opportunity in Huntington’s disease (IND expected in 3Q 2026) Potential clinical proof-of-concept of Latus platform from LTS-101 in CLN2 disease expected in 4Q 2026; multiple fast follow-ons utilize the same capsid for larger indications Proprietary engineered AAV…
Read More

Latus Bio to Present New Data at ASGCT 2026 Supporting Investigational Gene Therapy Approaches for Huntington’s Disease and CLN2 Disease

By Portfolio News, Latus
Computational and preclinical data support advancement of LTS-201 and LTS-101 programs into clinic later this year Latus founder Beverly Davidson, Ph.D., awarded the ASGCT Outstanding Achievement Award – the Society’s highest honor PHILADELPHIA & BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latus Bio, Inc. (Latus), a company advancing scalable genetic medicines for broad patient populations, today…
Read More

Latus Bio Announces IND Clearance of LTS-101 for CLN2 Disease and Receipt of Fast Track, Orphan Drug, and Rare Pediatric Disease Designations

By Portfolio News, Latus
LTS-101 is a one-time AAV gene therapy candidate intended to provide durable expression of the TPP1 enzyme in the central nervous system (CNS) of children with CLN2 disease FDA designations underscore the potential of LTS-101 to address a high unmet medical need PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latus Bio, Inc. (Latus), a biotechnology company…
Read More

Latus Bio Launches AI/ML Strategy to Transform AAV Gene Therapy, Adds Two Leading Experts in Peptide and Protein Modeling to Scientific Advisory Board

By Portfolio News, Latus
PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latus Bio, Inc. (Latus), a biotechnology company pioneering advances in adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy, today announced a major expansion of its artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML) strategy and the addition of two world-class scientific advisors: Pranam Chatterjee, PhD (University of Pennsylvania) and Philip M. Kim, PhD (University…
Read More

Latus Bio Announces Publication of Breakthrough Research

By Portfolio News, Latus
Latus Bio Announces Publication of Breakthrough Research on Novel AAV Capsid Variant for Huntington’s and Parkinson’s Disease Gene Therapy PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latus Bio, Inc. (Latus), a biotechnology company pioneering advances in tissue-targeted AAV gene therapy, today announces the publication of a seminal research manuscript in Nature Communications: “Optimized AAV capsids for basal…
Read More

Latus Bio Unveils AAV-Ep+ Capsid Variant

By Portfolio News, Latus
Latus Bio Unveils AAV-Ep+ Capsid Variant Capable of Unprecedented Protein Production in the Brain PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latus Bio, Inc. (Latus), a biotechnology company pioneering advances in AAV gene therapy, has announced new research published today in Science Translational Medicine, “AAVs engineered for robust brain transduction drive therapeutically relevant expression of secreted recombinant…
Read More

Latus Bio Announces Data Presentations

By Portfolio News, Latus
Latus Bio Announces Data Presentations in Support of its Preclinical Huntington’s Disease Gene Therapy Program PHILADELPHIA--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Latus Bio, Inc. (Latus), a biotechnology company pioneering advances in AAV gene therapy, is pleased to announce data presentations in support of its preclinical drug candidate at the 20th Annual CHDI Huntington’s Disease (HD) Therapeutics…
Read More