Preclinical Stage Projects

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ICOC Approval:
December 11, 2025
Total Awards:
12
Award Value:
$117,307,419

Awards

Institution Investigator Grant Title Award Value
Scribe Therapeutics Brett Staahl A First-in-Class CIRSPR-CasX Gene Editing Therapy for Lowering Lp(a) to Prevent Cardiovascular Events $12,714,480
4D Molecular Therapeutics, Inc. Dr Melissa Calton Gene Therapy for Alpha-1 Anti-Trypsin Deficiency $5,915,073
AcuraStem Incorporated Mr. Samuel V. Alworth MS, MBA Late-stage development of AS-241, an UNC13A Targeting Antisense Oligonucleotide treatment for Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis, for IND-enabling studies $7,500,000
Cure Rare Disease Dr. Tahseen Mozaffar Advancement of a myotropic, liver-detargeting therapy for LGMD2i/R9 $7,292,297
Scribe Therapeutics Brett Staahl A first-in-class CRISPR-CasX gene editor silencing APOC3 transcription for the treatment of Severe Hypertriglyceridemia $13,000,000
Savanna Biotherapeutics, Inc. Dr. Sunil Gandhi Ph.D Microglia replacement therapy for CSF1R-related Leukoencephalopathy $12,993,456
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dr. David Joseph Lefer TY1 and Semaglutide to Treat Cardiometabolic HFpEF $10,571,220
University of California, San Diego Dr. Stephanie Cherqui CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing of Hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells for Friedreich’s ataxia $7,423,504
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center Dr. Alessandra Ciullo Noncoding RNA drug TY2 for arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy $10,419,929
Navega Therapeutics Ana Maria Moreno Development of an AAV Epigenetic Gene Therapy for Intractable Chronic Pain Disorders $9,486,864
Scripps Health Dr. Darryl D. D’Lima Stem Cell-Based Cartilage Tissue Regeneration $12,715,000
Stanford University Dr. Bertha Chen Autologous iPSC-derived progenitor smooth muscle cells for treatment of urinary incontinence $7,275,596
Total:
$117,307,419.00