Verve Therapeutics, Inc. is a genetic medicines company, which engages in the development of approach to the care of cardiovascular diseases. The company is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and currently employs 274 full-time employees. The company went IPO on 2021-06-17. The firm is focused on developing a new class of genetic medicines for cardiovascular disease with the potential to transform treatment from chronic therapies to single-course gene editing medicines. The Company’s lead programs include VERVE-102, VERVE-201, and VERVE-301, which target the three cholesterol drivers of atherosclerosis: LDL-C, remnant cholesterol, and Lp(a). VERVE-102 is designed to permanently turn off the PCSK9 gene in the liver and is being developed initially for heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (HeFH) and ultimately to treat patients with established atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) who continue to be impacted by high LDL-C levels. VERVE- 201 is designed to permanently turn off the ANGPTL3 gene in the liver and is initially being developed for refractory hypercholesterolemia. VERVE-301 is designed to permanently turn off the LPA gene to reduce Lp(a) levels.

Industry: Pharmaceutical Preparations Peers: Arcus Biosciences Inc EQRx, Inc. Immunitybio Inc Fate Therapeutics Inc IVERIC bio, Inc. Krystal Biotech Inc Prometheus Biosciences, Inc. Prokidney Corp Twist Bioscience Corp