Yael Weiss, Founder of Mahzi Therapeutics

About Yael Weiss

Yael Weiss built Mahzi Therapeutics to develop gene therapies for rare neurodevelopmental disorders. Mahzi Therapeutics is pioneering a new biotech model by letting patients and families invest in the company. Half the early reservations for funding came from parents of rare-disease children.

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• Company: Mahzi Therapeutics

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