Editas MedicineEDIT
About: Editas Medicine Inc is a clinical-stage genome editing company dedicated to developing potentially transformative genomic medicines to treat a broad range of serious diseases. The company focuses on developing a proprietary genome editing platform based on clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/ CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9 technology). It has developed CRISPR/Cas9 technology which uses a protein-RNA (ribonucleic acid) complex composed of the Cas9 enzyme bound to a guide RNA molecule designed to recognize a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequence that requires repair. The company is engaged in developing and commercializing genome editing technology.
Employees: 226
Fund manager confidence
Based on 2024 Q4 regulatory disclosures by fund managers ($100M+ AUM)
7% more repeat investments, than reductions
Existing positions increased: 61 | Existing positions reduced: 57
2% more call options, than puts
Call options by funds: $396K | Put options by funds: $388K
5.03% less ownership
Funds ownership: 66.84% [Q3] → 61.82% (-5.03%) [Q4]
11% less funds holding
Funds holding: 227 [Q3] → 202 (-25) [Q4]
36% less first-time investments, than exits
New positions opened: 37 | Existing positions closed: 58
65% less capital invested
Capital invested by funds: $188M [Q3] → $64.8M (-$123M) [Q4]
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