Prime Medicine and Myeloid Therapeutics Announce Settlement of Pending Disputes
CAMBRIDGE, Mass, Jan 5, 2024 – Prime Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: PRME) (“Prime Medicine”) and Myeloid Therapeutics, Inc. (“Myeloid”), today announced resolution of all of their outstanding disputes, signaling an end to the pending arbitrations and a positive outcome for both parties.
“I am happy we have reached an amicable settlement with Myeloid. We believe resolving this dispute is in the best interest of our shareholders and allows each company to pursue its goals of developing differentiated, potentially curative therapies for patients,” said Keith Gottesdiener, M.D., President and Chief Executive Officer of Prime Medicine.
Dr. Daniel Getts, Chief Executive Officer of Myeloid Therapeutics, commented, “Our collaboration with Prime Medicine has been characterized by mutual respect and a shared commitment to innovation. We believe the resolution of our current dispute will permit both companies to advance their scientific and commercial goals, with the ultimate aim of improving patient outcomes.”
About Prime Medicine
Prime Medicine is a leading biotechnology company dedicated to creating and delivering the next generation of gene editing therapies to patients. The Company is leveraging its proprietary Prime Editing platform, a versatile, precise and efficient gene editing technology, to develop a new class of differentiated, one-time, potentially curative genetic therapies. Designed to make only the right edit at the right position within a gene while minimizing unwanted DNA modifications, Prime Editors have the potential to repair almost all types of genetic mutations and work in many different tissues, organs and cell types.
Prime Medicine is currently progressing a diversified portfolio of eighteen programs initially focused on genetic diseases with a fast, direct path to treating patients or with a high unmet need because they cannot be treated using other gene-editing approaches. Over time, the Company intends to maximize Prime Editing’s therapeutic potential and advance potentially curative therapeutic options to patients for a broad spectrum of diseases. For more information, please visit www.primemedicine.com.
About Myeloid Therapeutics
Myeloid Therapeutics is a clinical stage oncology company developing novel therapies for cancer. Integrating the fields of mRNA-based therapeutics, immunology, and cancer biology, the Company’s proprietary platform provides clinical solutions for patients with solid tumors.
Forward Looking Statements
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