Our Opinion

CRISPR Therapeutics AG is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of their medical products and clinical research.

Supporting Evidence:

The following report cites that the company conducts preclinical research on animals.

“Animal model experiments have demonstrated that the addition of functional copies of the G6PC gene is capable of correcting the deficiency of G6Pase protein in GSDIa and that as little as 3% of normal levels of G6Pase can restore the equilibrium of glucose and glycogen in the bloodstream and liver.”(Page 103) Read the full document.

Company Description

CRISPR Therapeutics AG develops gene-based medicines for patients with serious diseases. Its therapeutic molecular level using the breakthrough genome-editing technology called CRISPR-Cas9. The company was founded by Rodger Novak, Emmanuelle Charpentier and Shaun Patrick Foy in 2014 and is headquartered in Basel, Switzerland. [Source: MarketWatch]

Company Website: http://www.crisprtx.com