Ractigen Therapeutics is an early-stage pharmaceutical company committed to bringing to market first-in-class therapies designed to selectively restore the expression of therapeutic genes silenced in diseased cells. Its core technology is based on a paradigm-shifting discovery made at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) known as RNA activation (RNAa). Founded in 2016 by the pioneers in the field, Ractigen is developing a rich pipeline of candidate medicines for patients with unmet need.

About the name Ractigen: Ractigen (răk’tijən) signifies RNA activates genes.

Ractigen Therapeutics has raised 50 million RMB (~8 million USD) in venture financing and occupies a 2400-sqr meter, four-storied building in the modern Industry Park of Life and Health Science of Rudong, Jiangsu, China.