Rare Disease Research: Where Compassion Meets Commerce
This article was originally published in Start Up
Executive Summary
The advent of a new set of potential acquirers has heightened venture capital's interest in rare diseases, resulting in the creation of a new cohort of drug developers that are using cutting edge technologies to treat and in some cases cure grave illnesses. In this issue, we profile Afraxis, bluebird bio, Edimer Pharmaceuticals and Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical.