FDA Will Ask Sarepta to Halt Gene Therapy Shipments
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WCMH Columbus on MSNSarepta Therapeutics lays off 500 employees amid FDA investigation, including 80 in ColumbusSarepta Therapeutics announced it is laying off nearly 500 employees this week, including 80 at its Easton location. According to a mass layoff notice filed with the state, biotech company Sarepta Therapeutics laid off 80 employees Friday in central Ohio.
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plunged more than 30% on Friday as the future of its approved gene therapy appeared at risk. Sarepta has reported three patient deaths related to its gene therapies.
Sarepta Therapeutics lays off 493 workers amid FDA probe, stock drop, and concerns over its gene therapy treatment, Elevidys.