Laronde banks $440M to ramp up RNA-based meds that could turn cells into protein factories
Laronde launched out of Flagship Labs this year with a lofty vision: to deliver as many as 100 new RNA medicines over the next 10 years. Now, it’s fueling that goal with a major $440 million round. “The amount of money raised reflects our ambitions. We wanted to build a big company—and we need big money to build a big company,” said Diego Miralles, M.D., CEO of Laronde and a CEO-partner at Flagship Pioneering. The company spent years under the radar at Flagship’s incubator an