“There’s been little progress in bringing new medicines to patients who need them”

“There’s been little progress in bringing new medicines to patients who need them”

“There’s been little progress in bringing new medicines to patients who need them”


Aerska, a fresh-faced biotech company, raised $21 million (€18 million) in seed funding in October, in evidence of both the opportunity and challenge ahead of the company. The company founded by Jack O’Meara and David Hardwicke is developing RNA-based therapies for dementia patients. For many start-ups in the biotech sphere, large tranches of early-stage capital are a must, just to get to the first set of trials. For O’Meara and Hardwicke, it’s the next stage of their careers, having both done it before. O’Meara co-founded Ochre Bio, an RNA medicines company focused on liver disease, while Hardwicke held roles at…