Ximin Chen's Contact Details

Ximin Chen's Company Details

Engene Inc

St-Laurent, QC, CA • 100 - 249 Employees
BioTech/Drugs

enGene Inc. is a biotechnology company developing a proprietary non-viral gene therapy platform for localized delivery of nucleic acid payloads to mucosal tissues. The dually derived chitosan (DDX) platform has a high-degree of payload flexibility including DNA and various forms of RNA (siRNA, shRNA, lncRNA etc.) with broad tissue and disease applications. In addition to developing EG-70 for BCG-unresponsive NMIBC, enGene is developing unique genetic medicines for respiratory indications. The company is also evolving its technology to enable applications in several mucosal tissues such as the nasal and genital mucosa as well as the gastrointestinal tract among others. enGene is supported financially by top-tier institutional investors including Forbion Capital Partners, Fonds de Solidarité FTQ, Pharmstandard International S.A., Lumira Capital and Johnson & Johnson Development Corporation.