hC Bioscience to Present at Locust Walk RNA Innovation Conference

Key Takeaways

  • hC Bioscience to present at the Locust Walk RNA Innovation Conference.
  • The presentation will highlight the science behind tRNA-based therapies and the company's therapeutic programs.
  • Conference attendees can view the presentation  Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. ET.

Cambridge, MA – May 2, 20223 -- hC Bioscience (Private) announced that Leslie Williams, president and CEO, will deliver a presentation on the science behind tRNA-based therapies and the company's therapeutic programs at the Locust Walk RNA Innovation Conference on Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. ET.

The Locust Walk RNA Innovation Conference is hosted in partnership with Dr. Frank Slack, Director of the Beth Israel RNA Medicine Initiative, and Dr. Phil Zamore, Director of the UMass Chan RNA Medicine Institute. Locust Walk is hosting a virtual one-day investor and partner conference exploring innovations in RNA research and development, including:

  • Protein Expression
  • RNA Editing
  • RNA-Mediated Protein & Transcriptome Regulation
  • RNA Targeting SMOLs​
  • Translation Inhibition  
  • Novel Delivery Approaches

The event will showcase cutting-edge science, industry trends, and high-value opportunities in next-generation in RNA R&D. The format will include keynote speakers, company presentations, and panel discussions featuring leaders and luminaries from industry, academia, and the investment community.



About hC Bioscience, Inc.

hC Bioscience is dedicated to improving the lives of patients with the development of first-in-class tRNA-based therapeutics to target protein dysfunction. hC Bioscience’s innovative approach to precision protein editing has the potential to treat genetically defined conditions, which account for 10-15% of all human disease. The lead platform in development is directed at restoring protein function in diseases caused by nonsense mutations or premature termination codons (PTCs). A single tRNA therapy has the potential to treat many diseases, regardless of the gene or location of the mutation.

To learn more, visit hCBioscience.com

Key Takeaways

  • hC Bioscience to present at the Locust Walk RNA Innovation Conference.
  • The presentation will highlight the science behind tRNA-based therapies and the company's therapeutic programs.
  • Conference attendees can view the presentation  Tuesday, May 9, 2023, at 11:00 a.m. ET.

Media Gallery

Quotes

RNA-based therapeutics have immense potential to address many diseases that currently have suboptimal or no therapeutic option.
Leslie WilliamsCo-Founder, President & CEO

Related Bios

Leslie Williams
Co-Founder, President & CEO
Leslie J Williams, a 25-year biopharmaceutical industry veteran, is an experienced biotech CEO and board of directors’ member with demonstrated expertise in building companies, raising funds, and negotiating strategic collaborations.

Leslie is founding CEO, President & Director of hC Bioscience, Inc. an innovator and leader in protein editing with tRNA based therapeutics. She also serves on the Board of Directors for Ocular Therapeutix (OCUL), Windtree Therapeutics (WINT), and CSCRI (Coral Sea Clinical Research Institute). In addition, she serves on the Editorial Advisory Board of Life Science Leader, the Advisory Board of Life Science Cares and serves as an EIR at UVA and University of Iowa. Ms. Williams was formerly the founder and CEO of ImmusanT, developing immunotherapies for autoimmune diseases and was CEO at Ventaira Pharmaceuticals developing therapies using the lung as a portal for delivery. Williams prior pharmaceutical experience includes INO Therapeutics, Merck and GSK. She was also a venture partner at Battelle Ventures where she sourced and evaluated deals and assisted early-stage technology companies with strategy, management, business development and M&A.

Williams holds an MBA from Washington University, John Olin School of Business, and a B.S. degree with honors in nursing from the University of Iowa. Before entering the industry, she was a critical-care nurse at Duke University, Medical College of Virginia and at the University of Iowa.
View Full Bio>>

Contacts

Savannah Beaver
savannah@reportablenews.com
(617) 804-0366
Media