Purespring Therapeutics

Founded
2020
CEO
Haseeb Ahmad
Founders
Prof. Moin Saleem
Prof. Mauro Giacca
Shareholding
46.3%
Stage
Clinical
Employees
c.48
Raised in Series B financing
£80m

Unless stated all financials at 31 December 2025.

Purespring website

Purespring seeks to advance gene therapies for the treatment of chronic renal diseases that are currently poorly addressed with existing treatments.

Purespring is one of the first AAV gene therapy companies focused on the kidney globally and will seek to treat a number of debilitating chronic diseases that are currently poorly addressed with existing therapies. It has been founded around the seminal work of Professor Moin Saleem, Head of Bristol Renal where he heads a world leading group researching glomerular diseases.

Purespring has also established an in-vivo functional screening platform, FunSel, to initially screen for protective factors that could have applications across several kidney diseases. FunSel has been developed by Professor Mauro Giacca, a leader in gene therapy of cardiovascular disorders, and provides Purespring with a target discovery platform uniquely suited to systematically move gene therapy beyond monogenic disorders.

Syncona team

Chris Hollowood

Chris Hollowood

Chris is the Chief Executive Officer of Syncona Investment Management Ltd. He brings with him over 20 years of life science investment experience, having been with Syncona since it was launched in 2012, where he was Chief Investment Officer until 2022, and has led the development of its gene therapy strategy, founding companies across ocular, hepatic, renal and central nervous system therapeutics.…
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Position
Director
Qualification
PhD

Purespring Therapeutics leaders and founders

Haseeb Ahmad

Haseeb Ahmad

Chief Executive Officer
Moin Saleem

Moin Saleem

Founder

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