Beam Looks Beyond Liver With Guide Therapeutics Acquisition

Company Pays $120m Upfront

Beam Therapeutics said acquiring Guide Therapeutics' IP could enable LNP delivery of gene-editing payloads to tissues other than the liver.

Genetic engineering and gene manipulation concept. Hand is replacing part of a DNA molecule. 3D rendered illustration of DNA.
Beam Therapeutics acquires Guide Therapeutics for $120m upfront and up to $320m in milestones. • Source: Shutterstock

Beam Therapeutics Inc. is aiming to expand its gene therapy-development capabilities beyond products that target tissue in the liver with the acquisition of Guide Therapeutics, a firm focused on lipid nanoparticle (LNP) discovery.

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