Design Therapeutics Secures $125 Million in Series B Financing to Advance Pipeline of Genomic Medicines for Nucleotide Repeat Expansion Disorders

Design Therapeutics, a biotechnology company developing a platform of gene targeted chimera (GeneTAC™) small molecules for the treatment of serious degenerative disorders caused by inherited nucleotide repeat expansions, today announced the successful completion of a $125 million Series B financing, led by Logos Capital. Existing investors Cormorant Asset Management, SR One, Quan Capital and WestRiver Group participated in the round, joined by new investors, including funds and accounts managed by BlackRock, Janus Henderson Investors, RA Capital Management, Surveyor Capital (a Citadel company), funds and accounts advised by T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., Wellington Management, Avoro Capital Advisors, Vivo Capital, and also including a U.S.-based, healthcare-focused fund and a leading global investment firm.