CAMBRIDGE, MA and PARIS, France, – September 13, 2018, at 08.30am CET – Lysogene (FR0013233475 – LYS) (the “Company”), a pioneering biopharmaceutical company specializing in gene therapy targeting central nervous system (CNS) diseases, announced today that it has been informed of the resignation of Bpifrance Investissement from its mandate as director of the Company.
The permanent representative of Bpifrance Investissement within the Board of Directors is replaced at
the Audit Committee by Mr. Peter Lichtlen, independent member of Lysogene’s Board of Directors.
About Lysogene
Lysogene is a gene therapy company focused on the treatment of orphan diseases of the central nervous system (CNS). The company has built a unique capability to enable a safe and effective delivery of gene therapies to the CNS to treat lysosomal diseases and other genetic disorders of the CNS. A pivotal clinical trial in MPS IIIA and a phase 1- 2 clinical trial in GM1 Gangliosidosis are in preparation, while we are currently collaborating with a major partner to define the strategy of development for the treatment of Fragile X syndrome, a genetic disease related to autism. www.lysogene.com.
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