REDWOOD CITY, Calif., May 02, 2022 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Codexis, Inc. (NASDAQ: CDXS), a leading enzyme engineering company enabling the promise of synthetic biology, today announced two poster presentations highlighting three of the Company’s gene therapy programs using directed evolution to potentially improve treatment options for Hemophilia A and lysosomal storage diseases at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 25 th Annual Meeting , taking place from May 16 to May 19, 2022, in Washington, D.C. and virtually.
Details of the poster presentations are as follows:
Title: Towards Improving the Treatment of Hemophilia A with Directed Evolution of the Factor VIII Transgene
Session Name: Hematologic and Immunologic Diseases I
Session Date/Time: Monday, May 16, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. ET
Presenter: Dr. Marcus Rohovie, Senior Scientist, Codexis, Inc.
Poster #: M-245
Title: Overcoming Therapeutic Deficiencies in Lysosomal Storage Disease Treatments Using Directed Evolution
Session Name: Metabolic, Storage, Endocrine, Liver and Gastrointestinal Diseases I
Session Date/Time: Monday, May 16, 2022, at 5:30 p.m. ET
Presenter: Dr. Rachel C. Botham, Senior Scientist, Codexis, Inc.
Poster #: M-131
The full abstracts are available through the ASGCT website. The posters will be made available through the ASGCT website and on Codexis’ website starting May 16, 2022.
About Codexis
Codexis is a leading enzyme engineering company leveraging its proprietary CodeEvolver ® platform to discover and develop novel, high performance enzymes and novel biotherapeutics. Codexis enzymes have applications in the sustainable manufacturing of pharmaceuticals, food, and industrial products; in the creation of the next generation of life science tools; and as gene therapy and oral enzyme therapies. The Company’s unique performance enzymes drive improvements such as: reduced energy usage, waste generation and capital requirements; higher yields; higher fidelity diagnostics; and more efficacious therapeutics. Codexis enzymes enable the promise of synthetic biology to improve the health of people and the planet. For more information, visit www.codexis.com .
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