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Led by AveXis vets, Taysha adds dry powder ahead of first clinical trials for CNS gene therapy pipeline

Raises $95M in a crossover-laden round led by Fidelity

August 6, 2020 1:53 AM UTC

Less than four months after launching with $30 million, Taysha has closed a $95 million series B to advance its lead CNS gene therapy programs into the clinic and build a commercially scalable GMP manufacturing facility.

Led by Fidelity Management & Research Co., the round included 11 new backers, many of which are crossover investors (see “Series B Investors”)...