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Design Therapeutics Reports Third Quarter 2023 Financial Results and Plans for a Comprehensive Portfolio Update in Early 2024
Seasoned Biotech Executive Pratik Shah Appointed as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Company Turnaround Current Cash and Securities of ~$290M Support Extended
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[{"type":"text","content":"Seasoned Biotech Executive Pratik Shah Appointed as Chief Executive Officer to Lead Company Turnaround Current Cash and Securities of ~$290M Support Extended Five-Year Operating Runway Through 2028 Revised Corporate Strategy with Realignment Towards Long-Term Growth to be Presented in Early 2024; Additional Details to Follow CARLSBAD, Calif., Nov. 13, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Design Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: DSGN), a biotechnology company developing treatments for serious degenerative genetic diseases, today reported third quarter 2023 financial results. A strategic realignment was initiated to prioritize long-term growth, focus capital resources on program spend and implement cost savings. As a result, Design now expects its cash, cash equivalents and marketable securities to fund its planned operating expenses through at least the next five years. Additionally, Design announced plans to provide an update on its corporate strategy and priorities, and outline anticipated milestones across its business and clinical- and research-stage pipeline of novel GeneTAC™ small molecules in early 2024. “When we started Design just five years ago, we were looking to address the problem of genetic diseases differently by working alongside a person’s genome. Our solution, GeneTAC™ small molecules, are thoughtfully designed to dial up or down the expression of specific genes, addressing the root cause of disease without permanently modifying their genome. We believe this technology has the potential to transform the treatment landscape for many patients suffering from devastating degenerative diseases,” said Pratik Shah, Ph.D., chairperson and chief executive officer of Design Therapeutics. “The recently reported data from our observational biomarker study and multiple-ascending dose Phase 1 trial in patients with Friedreich ataxia (FA) provided us with important proof-of-concept for our GeneTAC™ platform, with the first human in history with FA experiencing a restoration of mRNA to carrier levels without the need for an irreversible genetic modification. Additionally, the initial clinical results provided important learnings on the behavior and tolerability of our lead GeneTAC™ molecule, DT-216, in patients, leading to our efforts to further optimize the formulation of DT-216 containing excipients with improved injection site tolerability, t...