Editas Medicine to Present New Preclinical Data Demonstrating Progress of EDIT-401 as Potential Treatment for Hyperlipidemia at Upcoming Scientific Conferences
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Published on 04/27/2026 at 04:31 pm EDT
CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Editas Medicine, Inc. (Nasdaq: EDIT), a pioneering gene editing company focused on developing transformative medicines for serious diseases, today announced that five abstracts have been accepted for presentation, including one oral presentation and two poster presentations at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2026 Annual Meeting, one oral presentation at TIDES USA 2026: Oligonucleotide and Peptide Therapeutics Conference, and one oral presentation at the 94th European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress. The Company is presenting new preclinical data, including data to support the potential of EDIT-401, its lead in vivo development candidate, to be a transformative therapy for people living with hyperlipidemia.
The complete list of Editas Medicine presentations is below.
American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2026 Annual Meeting, May 11-15
Oral Presentation:Title: Preclinical Development of EDIT-401, a Durable In Vivo CRISPR Gene Editing Therapy That Upregulates LDLR Protein to Lower LDL-CSession Date and Time: Thursday, May 14, 3:30 p.m. – 5:00 p.m. EDTSession Title: Gene Therapy for Cardiovascular DiseasesPresentation Room: 206ABFinal Abstract Number: 380
Poster Presentations:Title: Pharmacokinetics and Pharmacodynamics of In Vivo Gene Editing Therapy for Lowering LDL-C in MiceSession Date and Time: Thursday, May 14, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. EDTSession Title: Thursday Poster ReceptionPresentation Room: Exhibit and Poster HallFinal Abstract Number: 3423
Title: In Vivo CRISPR-based Disruption of an Important Gene Repressor Element Upregulates a Compensatory Protein to Normalize Disease-Associated Biomarkers in a Knockout Mouse Disease ModelSession Date and Time: Wednesday, May 13, 5:00 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. EDTSession Title: Wednesday Poster ReceptionPresentation Room: Exhibit and Poster HallFinal Abstract Number: 2324
TIDES USA 2026: Oligonucleotide and Peptide Therapeutics Conference, May 11-14
Oral Presentation:Title: Transformative LDL Cholesterol Lowering In Vivo CRISPR Gene Editing Approach for Hyperlipidemia and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular DiseaseSession Date and Time: Wednesday, May 13, 8:30 a.m. – 9:00 a.m. EDTSession Title: mRNA & Genome Editing: Technology & Applications
94th European Atherosclerosis Society (EAS) Congress, May 24-27
Oral Presentation:Title: A Transformative In Vivo CRISPR Gene Editing Medicine Upregulates LDLR and Meaningfully Reduces LDL-C in Non-Human PrimatesSession Date and Time: Monday, May 25, 3:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. EET/9:45 a.m. – 11:15 a.m. EDTSession Title: New Pathways for Lipid and Lipoprotein MetabolismPresentation Room: Nana HallFinal Abstract Number: 159
Abstracts can be accessed on the conference websites as they become available, and the presentations will be posted on the Editas Medicine website during the conferences.
About Editas MedicineAs a pioneering gene editing company, Editas Medicine is focused on translating the power and potential of CRISPR genome editing systems into a robust pipeline of transformative in vivo medicines for people living with serious diseases around the world. Editas Medicine aims to discover, develop, manufacture, and commercialize durable, precision in vivo gene editing medicines for a broad class of diseases. Editas Medicine is the exclusive licensee of Broad Institute’s Cas12a patent estate and Broad Institute and Harvard University’s Cas9 patent estates for human medicines. For the latest information and scientific presentations, please visit www.editasmedicine.com.