Stem cells (re)generate rewards for Versant, Bayer

The combination of stem cells, gene therapy and regenerative medicine was not in vogue in 2016, but Versant and Bayer felt it had enough promise to make a bet on creating and funding BlueRock.

Now the partners are reaping the benefits of the $225 million series A with which they launched BlueRock Therapeutics L.P. that year...