Our Opinion

Editas Medicine, Inc. is on the Cruelty Free Investing list for exploiting animals because the company does animal testing for some of their medical products.

Supporting Evidence:

The company stated in the following press release that they conduct preclinical trials on animals.

“Demonstrated efficient editing of hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) and long-term engraftment and reconstitution of the blood and bone marrow using edited cells in animal models. ” Read the full article.

Company Description

Editas Medicine, Inc. engages in the development and commercialization of genome editting technology. Its technology includes clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR); and CRISPR associated protein 9 (Cas9). The company was founded by Feng Zhang, Jennifer A. Doudna, George McDonald Church, J. Keith Joung and David R. Liu on September 3, 2013 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA. [Source: MarketWatch]

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