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RheoGene merger with Intrexon Corporation creates biotech firm targeting gene-based therapies

Published in Gene Therapy Weekly, January 18th, 2007

RheoGene, Inc., a gene and cell therapy company based in Norristown, Pennsylvania, and Intrexon Corporation, a biotechnology company based in Blacksburg, Virginia, have announced plans to merge the two firms.

The combined company will be named Intrexon Corporation and be headquartered in Blacksburg with supporting facilities in Norristown.

RheoGene has developed technology to manage gene expression, a key component of gene-based therapies. The suburban Philadelphia-based company specializes in gene-regulation systems designed to deliver precise genetic control for new medical applications including cellular and gene therapies, genomics and enhanced...

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