Harvard spin-out gets seed funding

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Switzerland

A spin-out of Harvard University in Cambridge, US, has raised seed funding of $5 million to develop a therapy for the delivery of healthy mitochondria into cells where these organelles are impaired. Cellvie Inc received the funding from an investment group led by Kizoo Technology Capital which supports start-up companies and early-stage portfolios. Founded in the US and headquartered near Zurich, Switzerland, Cellvie is developing cell-based medicines for treating mitochondria dysfunction.