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Lexeo Therapeutics, Perceptive Xontogeny Venture Funds and venBio Partners Announce Partnership to Advance Novel Cardiac RNA Therapeutics
Up to $40 Million Private Equity Financing into a New Entity Addressing Cardiac Genetic Diseases that Existing AAV Platforms are Unable to Treat Lexeo Contributing Expertise and Know-How in Cardiac Genetic Medicines, Preclinical Intellectual Property, and Technology, in Combination with Novel Non-Viral RNA Delivery Platform Represents Pipeline Diversification and Advancement of Leading-Edge Cardiovascular Science NEW YORK, June 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Lexeo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: LXEO)
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