Articles from Omega Therapeutics

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic medicines, today announced financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2024 and multiple strategic and leadership updates, including the appointment of Kaan Certel, Ph.D., an industry veteran with extensive experience in corporate strategy and business development, as Chief Executive Officer. Dr. Certel succeeds Mahesh Karande as CEO, who has decided to leave Omega for personal reasons. In addition, the Company shared updated clinical data from the Phase 1 MYCHELANGELO™ I clinical trial and a strategic prioritization of its pipeline to focus resources on programs in which the Company believes epigenomic controllers have the potential to demonstrate therapeutic advantages over existing modalities, address significant unmet needs and unlock rapid value creation.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 15, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced it will share new preclinical data at three upcoming scientific meetings.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 17, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced the publication of preclinical data from studies of OTX-2002 in Nature Communications. The article highlights the potential of Omega’s approach to precision epigenomic control and the ability of OTX-2002 to controllably regulate the historically undruggable MYC gene in multiple models of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), the most common type of primary liver cancer.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 14, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced the addition of Jennifer Nelson, Ph.D., to the Company’s executive leadership team in the role of Senior Vice President of Research. She brings over 20 years of experience working with RNA- and DNA-based therapies and technologies, and extensive expertise as a leader in building novel platforms.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2024, and highlighted recent Company progress.

Former Merck veteran brings extensive expertise across corporate finance, business development and corporate licensing

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 30, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that management will participate in fireside chats at two upcoming investor conferences.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 29, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced the appointment of Kaan Certel, Ph.D., as Chief Business Officer. Dr. Certel brings to Omega extensive biopharmaceutical industry experience and will be responsible for global business development activities including strategic partnerships.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 08, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced the presentation of new preclinical data demonstrating durable and tunable bidirectional regulation of gene expression in cellular models at the pre-transcriptional level at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting, taking place in Baltimore, Maryland, May 7 – 11.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2024, and highlighted recent Company progress.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced it will present a poster at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 27th Annual Meeting taking place in Baltimore, MD, May 7 – 11, 2024. The poster will feature new preclinical data that demonstrate the ability of Omega's programmable epigenomic controllers (ECs) to pre-transcriptionally upregulate gene expression across a diverse set of genes, offering a broad range of potential therapeutic applications.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 09, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced the presentation of new preclinical data demonstrating the anti-tumor effect of a MYC-targeting epigenomic controller (MYC-EC) in models of EGFR inhibitor (EGFRi)-resistant non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) at the American Association for Cancer Research Annual Meeting 2024, taking place in San Diego, California, April 5 – 10. The Company also presented preclinical data validating a novel pharmacodynamic biomarker assay for monitoring on-target engagement and activity of its clinical-stage EC candidate, OTX-2002.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 28, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023, and a strategic prioritization initiative to focus resources on near-term milestones to support long-term shareholder value.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 06, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that it will present two posters at the American Association for Cancer Research (AACR) Annual Meeting 2024, taking place in San Diego, California, April 5 – 10, 2024. The first poster will feature preclinical data validating a novel method for evaluating epigenomic controller (EC) target engagement using noninvasive liquid biopsies. Additionally, the Company will present new preclinical data supporting a MYC-targeting EC approach in models of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) resistant to EGFR inhibitors.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 02, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that management will present at the 42nd Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference taking place in San Francisco on Thursday, January 11, 2024, at 9:45 a.m. PT (12:45 p.m. ET).

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Dec. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat at the H.C. Wainwright 4th Annual Precision Oncology Virtual Conference on Wednesday, December 6, 2023, at 9:30 a.m. ET.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 20, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat at the Piper Sandler 35th Annual Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November 29, 2023, at 12:00 p.m. ET.

First-ever demonstration of sustained pre-transcriptional upregulation of gene expression by an epigenomic controller in both in vitro and in vivo models of liver fibrosis

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 09, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced financial results for the third quarter ended September 30, 2023, and highlighted recent Company progress.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 07, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that management will participate in a fireside chat at the Jefferies London Healthcare Conference on Tuesday, November 14, 2023, at 12:30 p.m. GMT (7:30 a.m. ET).

Coordinated modulation of epigenetic profile of CXCL1-8 genes with corresponding downregulation of gene expression and protein levels, and inhibition of immune cell recruitment, shown in multiple models of inflammatory disease

Combination of a MYC-targeting epigenomic controller with immune checkpoint or EGFR inhibitor enhanced anti-tumor activity in models of NSCLC

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 11, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that it will present new preclinical data demonstrating the potential of epigenomic controllers for the treatment of inflammatory and fibrotic liver diseases at the American Association for the Study of Liver Diseases’ (AASLD) The Liver Meeting® 2023, taking place in Boston, Massachusetts, November 10 – 14.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Oct. 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that it will present new preclinical data supporting the potential of OTX-2101, a c-MYC (MYC)-targeting epigenomic controller being developed for the treatment of non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC), at the upcoming AACR-NCI-EORTC International Conference on Molecular Targets and Cancer Therapeutics taking place in Boston, Massachusetts, October 11 – 15, 2023.

All 8 patients treated with OTX-2002 in initial two cohorts achieved highly specific on-target genomic engagement, intended epigenetic state change and robust downregulation in expression of c-MYC, a historically ‘undruggable’ target

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 25, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that management will host a conference call and webcast to discuss preliminary clinical data from the ongoing Phase 1/2 MYCHELANGELO™ I trial of OTX-2002 on Tuesday, September 26, 2023, at 8:00 a.m. ET.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Sept. 21, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that members of management will participate in fireside chats at two upcoming investor conferences.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 29, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that Chris Schade has been appointed as Chairman of the Board, succeeding Noubar Afeyan, Ph.D. In addition, Michelle C. Werner will join Omega’s Board to support the Company’s growth.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced financial results for the second quarter ended June 30, 2023, and highlighted recent Company progress.

Accomplished Industry Veteran Brings Deep Strategic and Operational Expertise

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., June 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that management will participate in two upcoming investor conferences.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 31, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that it will present new preclinical data demonstrating the effect of MYC-targeting Omega Epigenomic Controllers™ (OECs) on the tumor microenvironment (TME) and immunotherapy responses in hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) models in a poster presentation at the American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting taking place in Chicago, Illinois, June 2 – 6, 2023.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., May 04, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced financial results for the first quarter ended March 31, 2023, and highlighted recent Company progress.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., April 27, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenomic mRNA medicines, today announced that it will present new preclinical data related to its MYC-HCC and MYC-NSCLC programs at the upcoming American Society of Clinical Oncology (ASCO) Annual Meeting taking place in Chicago, Illinois, June 2 – 6, 2023.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 30, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenetic mRNA medicines, today announced a clinical supply agreement with Roche to evaluate OTX-2002, its lead candidate in development for the treatment of MYC-driven hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC), in combination with Roche’s anti-PD-L1 therapy, atezolizumab, as part of Omega’s Phase 1/2 MYCHELANGELO™ I clinical trial.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 01, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenetic mRNA medicines, today announced financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2022 and provided a corporate update.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Feb. 23, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenetic mRNA medicines, today announced that it has entered into a securities purchase agreement with investors in a registered direct offering of 6,920,415 shares of common stock (the “Shares”) at a purchase price of $5.78 per share, resulting in gross proceeds of approximately $40 million. The offering included participation by new and existing investors.

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Jan. 17, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Omega Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: OMGA) (“Omega”), a clinical-stage biotechnology company pioneering the development of a new class of programmable epigenetic mRNA medicines, today announced that it will present a trial-in-progress poster at the upcoming American Society for Clinical Oncology 2023 Gastrointestinal Cancers Symposium (ASCO-GI), taking place in San Francisco, Calif., and virtually, January 19–21, 2023. The poster will highlight the design of the ongoing MYCHELANGELO™ I study, a Phase 1/2 open-label trial evaluating OTX-2002, a first-in-class Omega Epigenomic Controller™ (OEC) candidate, for the treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) and other solid tumor types known for association with the c-Myc (MYC) oncogene.