Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT) Files An 8-K Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
Item 5.02.Departure of Directors or Certain Officers; Election of Directors; Appointment of Certain Officers; Compensatory Arrangements of Certain Officers
On December 18, 2018, Andrew Hack, Chief Financial Officer of Editas Medicine, Inc. (the “Company”) informed the Company that he will be resigning from his position effective March 1, 2019.
About Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ:EDIT)
Editas Medicine, Inc., formerly Gengine, Inc., is a genome editing company. The Company is engaged in treating patients with genetically defined diseases by correcting their disease-causing genes. It operates through developing and commercializing genome editing technology segment. It is developing a genome editing platform based on clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9) technology. CRISPR/Cas9 uses a protein ribonucleic acid (RNA) complex consisting of the Cas9 enzyme bound to a guide RNA molecule designed to recognize a particular deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequence that requires repair. The Company has initiated a range of research programs across multiple therapeutic areas. Its programs include Eye Diseases, Engineered T Cell Therapies for Immuno-Oncology and additional research programs, including Non-malignant Hematologic Diseases, Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy, Cystic Fibrosis and Alpha-1 Antitrypsin Deficiency.
