Benitec Biopharma Inc

Description

Benitec Biopharma, Inc. is a development-stage biotechnology company, which engages in the advancement of novel genetic medicines. The firm's proprietary platforms include DNA-directed RNA interference, or ddRNAi, combines RNA interference, or RNAi, with gene therapy to create medicines that facilitates sustained silencing of disease-causing genes following a single administration. It is developing ddRNAi-based therapeutics for chronic and life-threatening human conditions including Oculopharyngeal Muscular Dystrophy and Chronic Hepatitis B. The company was founded in 1995 and is headquartered in Hayward, CA.