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Pencil Biosciences

Pencil Biosciences

Safer gene editing, no breaks

Macclesfield, Cheshire, UK

Pencil Biosciences is a biotechnology company.

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Problem Statement

To overcome the limitations of current gene-editing technologies, which often rely on creating DNA double-strand breaks or nicks to introduce new genetic material.

Core Technology

A fully synthetic, RNA-guided, non-CRISPR gene-editing system called ApGet, which is modular and smaller than Cas-based technologies.

Key Differentiators

Gene-editing platform introduces new genetic material without causing DNA double-strand breaks or nicks.; Non-CRISPR based system.; Significantly smaller than Cas-based technologies.; Modular and fully synthetic platform.; Highly efficient "knock-in" of donor DNA sequences.

Company Info

Business Model
Hybrid
Total Funding
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Website
www.pencilbiosciences.com

Categories

Drug Discovery/Development

Disease Areas

Technologies

Gene EditingGenome ModulationRNA-guided SystemNon-CRISPRSynthetic Biology

Clinical & IP

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Clinical Validation

Platform-stage technology focused on oncology and genetic diseases. Founded 2018, raised £5.6M seed funding plus Innovate UK grant. Early-stage platform development; no clinical trials initiated yet.

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