4D Molecular Therapeutics LLC

4dmt

Brief Description

4D Molecular Therapeutics is a global leader in gene therapy product research & development using scientific innovation to unlock the full potential of gene therapy for patients with genetic diseases. Their robust discovery platform, termed Directed Vector Evolution, empowers us to create customized gene delivery vehicles (novel AAV vectors) to deliver genes to any tissue or organ in the body. These customized products allow us to deliver normal genes to tissues with defective genes (as occurs in genetic diseases). This 4DMT discovery technology was originally developed over 15 years by co-Founder David Schaffer at the University of California, Berkeley.

Timeline

  • 2012. Company founded
  • 2020. Initial public offering on the Nasdaq stock exchange under the symbol of FDMT

Inventors

David V. Shaffer, Brian Kaspar, Narendra Maheshri