Beam Therapeutics

BEAM

Market cap $2.83B

Prime Medicine, Inc. secured a favorable arbitration ruling against Beam Therapeutics, allowing continued development of its PM647 gene editing program for AATD. PRME's Prime Editing platform offers precise, versatile gene correction using LNP delivery, but remains preclinical with IND/CTA filings for PM647 expected mid-2026 and initial clinical data in 2027. PRME lags competitors like Beam, Sanofi, and Arrowhead in the AATD development race, facing significant funding needs and clinical risks.

Prime Medicine Inc. (NASDAQ:PRME) said it secured a favorable, binding arbitration ruling in its dispute with Beam Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:BEAM).

Prime Medicine won a legal battle with Beam Therapeutics on Wednesday. Prime shares jumped while Beam stock skidded.

Gene-editing is a handy tool for developing sophisticated medicines. A new CRISPR molecule can destroy cells that express specific signals.

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Beam Therapeutics gains after the FDA clears the IND for BEAM-304 in PKU, advancing its liver-targeted gene-editing program into clinical testing.

BEAM-304 Development Approach Has Potential to Create Transformative, One-time Therapies for the Majority of Patients with PKU  BEAM-304 Program Designed as Platform-based Approach Reflecting Emerging FDA Guidance for Accelerated Development of Genome Editing Therapies New Preclinical Data for BEAM-304 to be Presented at FASEB Genome Engineering: Research and Applications Conference CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 18, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Beam Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: BEAM), a biotechnology company developing precision genetic medicines through base editing, today announced that the United States (U.S.) Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the investigational new drug (IND) application for BEAM-304 for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU).

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BEAM shares jump 21% in three months as promising BEAM-302 data, pipeline milestones and a cash runway into mid-2029 boost investor confidence.

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