Novartis has entered into a research and development collaboration with Sangamo Therapeutics to explore potential gene regulation therapies for neurodevelopmental diseases. Proprietary technology platforms from both companies will be harnessed to facilitate progress toward potentially transformative treatments for life-long, debilitating conditions.

Sangamo is renowned for work on zinc finger proteins, which may be engineered to target select DNA sequences and switch specific genes on or off through the modulation of transcription. Novartis has deep experience with adeno-associated …