Last deal

$75M

Amount

Post-IPO Equity

Stage

26.06.2024

Date

3

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$543M

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date founded

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About Company
Taysha Gene Therapies develops curative treatments for severe and life-threatening monogenic diseases of the central nervous system.

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01.01.2020

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For Profit

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Post-IPO Equity

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Private

Description

The patient-centric company has a deep and sustainable product portfolio of 18 gene therapy product candidates, including TSHA-101, TSHA-118, TSHA-102, TSHA-103, and TSHA-104. They are focused on both rare and large patient populations and have exclusive options to acquire four additional development programs. Taysha Gene Therapies combines their team's experience in gene therapy drug development and commercialization with the UT Southwestern Gene Therapy Program to efficiently build an extensive AAV gene therapy pipeline. Their goal is to improve patients' lives by eradicating monogenic CNS disease and rapidly translating treatments from bench to bedside.
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RA Session

RA Session II is the President, CEO and Founder of Taysha Gene Therapies. Mr. Session has nearly 20 years’ experience in the life sciences industry, primarily in business development, corporate strategy and financial roles. Previously, he served as Chief Business Officer of the gene therapy subsidiaries of BridgeBio, as well as Senior Vice President of Corporate Strategy and Business Development at AveXis.

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Timothy J. Douros

Timothy J. Douros

Chief Legal Officer and Corporate Secretary

Tracy M. Porter

Tracy M. Porter

Chief People Officer

Kristin LaBounty Phillips

Kristin LaBounty Phillips

Senior Director, Community Engagement

Mishima Gerhart

Mishima Gerhart

Chief Regulatory Officer and Head of Quality

Sean McAuliffe

Sean McAuliffe

Chief Commercial Officer

Suyash Prasad

Suyash Prasad

Chief Medical Officer and Head of Research and Development

Emily McGinnis

Emily McGinnis

Chief Patient Officer and Head of Government Affairs

Niren Shah

Niren Shah

VP, Program & Alliance Management

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