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Laverock Therapeutics

Laverock Therapeutics is developing a unique gene silencing platform for the creation of programmable advanced therapies. Laverock's differentiated technology allows generation of products with improved efficacy, safety and accessibility, overcoming many of the limitations with existing approaches.

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Programmable, adaptive, therapeutics

Laverock technology facilitates cell therapies which are both programmable and adaptive – engineering novel functionality which responds to both intra- and extra-cellular cues. These next-generation products are able to deliver directed, responsive activities ensuring favourable on- and off-target profiles.

 

Our cellular engineering capabilities are supported by our proprietary computational and screening platforms, allowing us to rapidly identify preferred genetic modifications and associated phenotypic outputs through in vitro models.

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Our approaches are broadly applicable across different therapeutic areas and cell types – Laverock is working with leading experts and research institutes to establish supportive data and facilitate initiation of pre-clinical programmes. 

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By Juliette Craggs 26 Mar, 2024
Stevenage, UK, 26 March 2024 - Laverock Therapeutics, a gene-silencing company with a uniquely powerful technology for the development of programmable advanced therapies to tackle major diseases, today announces the appointment of Ali Elsley as Finance Director.  Ali has extensive experience in the biotechnology and pharma sector working with both private and public companies. She joins from Acacia Pharma Group plc, an early commercial-stage listed pharma company, where she was Group Financial Controller and Company Secretary and focused on equity fundraising, M&A activity and all aspects of financial operations. Prior to this, she spent 10 years as an auditor with PwC LLP in Cambridge, with a focus on early-stage biotech and pharma companies, together with advisory IPO work. She is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales and holds a degree in Archaeology and Anthropology from the University of Cambridge. In addition to Ali’s appointment, Laverock has significantly grown its team to 24 people, representing growth of 50% over the past year, and expanded its R&D facilities in the Stevenage Bioscience Catalyst as it continues to build its capabilities following its £13.5m expanded seed round announced in September last year, the second highest seed investment by a UK company in 2023. David Venables, CEO of Laverock, said: “Ali has an exceptional track record working with innovative biotechnology and pharma companies. I very much look forward to working closely with her and the rest of our fast-growing team as we continue to apply our uniquely powerful gene-silencing technology to the development of a new generation of programmable advanced therapies to tackle major diseases.” Ali Elsley, FD of Laverock, said: “Laverock’s technology has the potential to create a step-change in advanced therapies and I have been hugely impressed with the pace of progress since joining the company. The management team and Board are exceptionally strong, and I believe we have a very solid foundation from which to deliver on the promise.” ENDS For further information please contact: Laverock Therapeutics: E: contact@laverocktx.com Media Enquiries : Charles Consultants Sue Charles – Sue@charles-consultants.com +44 (0)7968 726585 Chris Gardner – Chris@CGComms.onmicrosoft.com +44 (0)7956 031077 About Laverock Therapeutics Laverock Therapeutics is a gene-silencing company with a uniquely powerful technology which harnesses the cell’s natural gene regulatory mechanisms to develop a new generation of programmable advanced therapies to tackle major diseases. Laverock’s truly innovative technology re-directs naturally-occurring micro RNAs (miRNAs) to conditionally silence genes in a way which is programmable, tunable, stable and specific. This opens a path to more effective, safer and accessible advanced therapies. Laverock is applying its technology through its own pipeline – targeting regenerative medicine and oncology – and through partnerships. Laverock has a highly experienced leadership team with proven track records in biotechnology, pharma and academia and an exceptionally strong Board. Laverock completed a £13.5m seed round in September 2023. Its high-calibre investors include Calculus Capital, Eli Lilly and Company, Mercia Ventures, Maven Capital Partners, Eos, UK Innovation & Science Seed Fund and Tekfen Ventures. For more information, please visit www.laverocktx.com and follow us on LinkedIn .
By Juliette Craggs 20 Nov, 2023
Within cell and gene therapy, there is a growing reliance on innovation in genome editing technology. David McCall (Senior Editor, BioInsights), speaks to Vlad Seitan, (Chief Scientific Officer, Laverock Therapeutics) about enhancing advanced therapies through a novel approach that combines the power of gene editing with the RNA interference (RNAi) pathway.
Laverock scientist working in the lab
By Juliette Craggs 30 Oct, 2023
Laverock Therapeutics secures £1m funding via the Innovate UK Investor Partnerships Future Economy programme, supported by UKI2S. 
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