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April 22, 2025

The ‘breakthrough’ to make cures for neurodegenerative diseases and cancer possible

Biotech startup Cranebio proved with recent tests that it can reach target cells 10x more efficiently than current methods


Mimi Billing

4 min read

Cranebio's cofounder Sujaan Das.

London-based biotech Cranebio, which works on the delivery of RNA treatments, thinks it’s found a way to solve a conundrum facing drug developers trying to cure diseases like cancer and Parkinson’s.

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Picture of CraneBio's cofounders Sujaan Das and Luca Bolondi
CraneBio's cofounders Sujaan Das and Luca Bolondi
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Mimi Billing

Mimi Billing is Sifted's Europe editor, based in Stockholm. She covers the Nordics and can be found on X and LinkedIn

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