
Broad Institute Launches Center to Standardise Rare Disease Gene Therapy
247 Health News Editorial
·22 July 2026
·3 min read
·healthtechThe Broad Institute, Boston Children's Hospital, and Jackson Laboratory have launched the Center for Therapeutic Genetics, a non-profit aiming to standardise rare disease gene therapy development and share methods with clinicians globally. Founding director Winston Yan envisions personalised gene therapies functioning like organ transplants — validated, repeatable, and free from per-patient regulatory hurdles. Here is what clinicians and health system leaders need to know now.
Originally reported by STAT News
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