A new entrant to the field of CRISPR gene-editing, Copenhagen-based Twelve Bio, has been launched with the help of venture capital firm Arix Bioscience.
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Venture capital firm Arix is financing the Copenhangen, Denmark-based biotech, which is looking to play its part in the fast-maturing gene-editing field.

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