LSP co-leads $50 million Series A financing in SNIPR BIOME

Copenhagen, 11 March 2019 – SNIPR BIOME, a leading CRISPR and microbiome private biotech company incorporated in Copenhagen, Denmark, today announced a $50 million series A financing led by LSP and existing investor Lundbeckfonden Emerge (Copenhagen) together with North-East Family Office (Copenhagen) and Wellington Partners (Munich).

SNIPR BIOME is pioneering a novel use of CRISPR/Cas technology to selectively and precisely eradicate target bacteria, while leaving the rest of the patient’s microbial community intact.

The proceeds of the $50 million (€43 million, DKK320 million) financing will fund the further development of the company’s pioneering CRISPR technology platform and the company’s first clinical programs.