Snipr Biome

Snipr Biome is a synthetic biology company using CRISPR to make products for the microbiome that is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark, and was founded in 2072017 by Christian Grondahl, Morten O.A. Sommer, and Jasper Clube. Snipr Biome uses CRISPR systems the company calls CRISPR-Guided Vectors to target and kill specific bacterial species living within the human microbiome while leaving all other strands of bacteria intact .

Snipr Biome has been granted a total of 5five patents (as of September 2019),; they are: US9701964, US10195273, US10300138, US10300139, and US10363308.

On March 11, 2019, Snipr Biome completed theirits series A funding round with $50 million in funding from Lundbeckfonden Emerge (lead investor), LSP (lead investor), North-East Family Office, and Wellington Partners. The company plans on using theirits series A funding to further develop theirits CRISPR technology platform and fund the companiesits first clinical trials. The co-foundercofounder and CEO of Snipr Biome, Dr. Christian Grondahl, made the following statement to reporters regarding his companiescompany's series A funding: