PROXIME

Proxime builds a device to make it faster and easier to alter cells with beneficial DNA. The device forces the viral vector and the cells into direct contact by organizing them into a space as thin as human hair. That means far less of the costly vector is needed. Proxime’s device can create 1 billion altered cells at a time, six times faster than conventional approaches and with one-fourth the amount of vector. The result will be more accessible, affordable gene therapy.