Bucking Convention, AavantiBio Co-Founder Marries Clinical Physical Therapy with Gene Therapy Research

There is no single road to leadership in biotech, as In Vivo Rising leader Manuela Corti demonstrates. The physical therapist shares her passion for treating neuromuscular disorders, the urgency of commercializing gene therapy treatment for these diseases, and the value of infusing the work environment with some fun.  

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Manuela Corti has dedicated her career to treating neuromuscular diseases • Source: Shutterstock

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