REGENXBIO

REGENXBIO

Develops AAV gene delivery therapies

Overview

REGENXBIO focuses on gene therapy using its NAV Technology Platform, an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene delivery system with exclusive rights to more than 100 AAV vectors. The company generates revenue by licensing its platform, collecting royalties, and engaging in collaborations, while also developing its own one-time gene therapies for retinal, rare, and neurodegenerative diseases. Key products in later-stage trials include ABBV-RGX-314 for wet AMD and diabetic retinopathy, RGX-202 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, and RGX-121 for Hunter syndrome, with a goal to advance five new therapies to pivotal-stage or commercial status by 2025 and FDA review for RGX-121 targeted in early 2026. REGENXBIO differentiates itself by owning a broad AAV vector library and offering end-to-end capabilities—from research to manufacturing—alongside a diversified revenue model that includes royalties, collaborations, and milestones.

About REGENXBIO

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Why REGENXBIO is rated
B-
Rated B on Competitive Edge
Rated B on Growth Potential
Rated C on Differentiation

Industries

Biotechnology

Healthcare

Company Size

201-500

Company Stage

IPO

Headquarters

Rockville, Maryland

Founded

2009

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What believers are saying

  • RGX-202 for Duchenne met its Phase III primary endpoint with 93% patient success and no liver injury.
  • FDA reversed its February 2026 rejection of RGX-121, backing an accelerated approval bid without new trials.
  • The company secured a $250 million non-dilutive royalty bond agreement, strengthening cash runway into early 2027.

What critics are saying

  • RGX-111 faces a clinical hold due to a CNS tumor, with high probability of 6–12 month delay.
  • Two securities fraud class actions allege concealment of negative RGX-111 data, risking high financial impact by 2027.
  • RGX-121 accelerated approval resubmission may still fail due to unresolved control validity concerns despite FDA flexibility.

What makes REGENXBIO unique

  • REGENXBIO owns exclusive rights to over 100 novel NAV® AAV vectors for gene delivery.
  • The company leverages a bimodal business model with royalty revenue from licensed therapies like Zolgensma.
  • It develops its own pipeline targeting retinal, rare, and neurodegenerative diseases using proprietary AAV9 vectors.

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Funding

Total Funding

$1.2B

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Industry Average

Funded Over

11 Rounds

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Benefits

401(k) Retirement Plan

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Headcount

6 month growth

2%

1 year growth

3%

2 year growth

0%
Midwest Communications, Inc.
Jun 22nd, 2026
US FDA reverses course on Regenxbio's rare-disease gene therapy, backs accelerated approval bid.

US FDA reverses course on Regenxbio's rare-disease gene therapy, backs accelerated approval bid. By Thomson Reuters Jun 22, 2026 | 7:01 AM By Siddhi Mahatole June 22 (Reuters) - Regenxbio said on Monday the U.S. FDA has indicated that existing data for its rare-disease gene therapy could support an accelerated approval application, reversing course months after declining to approve the treatment. Regenxbio shares were up 16%. The decision is the latest in a series of regulatory reversals that have raised hopes the U.S. Food and Drug Administration may be taking a more flexible approach to therapies for rare diseases. Last week, uniQure said the FDA reversed course on its gene therapy for Huntington's, clearing the path for an accelerated approval filing after previously calling for a new trial. Separately, Replimune said in May it planned to seek approval for its experimental skin cancer drug for a third time after reaching an agreement with the U.S. regulator. Barclays analyst Eliana Merle said the shift and other recent FDA stance changes signal increased flexibility, adding that despite senior leadership being in flux, the agency is likely to be "more friendly to industry moving forward." The FDA's latest feedback marks a welcome turnaround for the company, after the agency declined to approve Navsunli, its experimental treatment for Hunter syndrome, citing uncertainty over the trial design. Regenxbio's Navsunli is being developed as a one-time gene therapy for Hunter syndrome, or MPS II, a rare inherited disorder that affects physical and cognitive development. Raymond James analyst Sean McCutcheon said that while "some wrinkles" remain based on the justifications in the Navsunli complete response letter, the development signals "a new approach which is significantly more flexible and portends a favorable outcome for Regenxbio and patients with Hunter Syndrome. The company said the FDA had now indicated it would not need to enroll additional patients or conduct new studies, including a previously requested placebo-controlled trial. Regenxbio plans to meet with the agency in July and expects to resubmit its application in the third quarter. The company said the FDA would review its resubmitted application on an expedited basis. The Wall Street Journal reported the development earlier on Monday. (Reporting by Siddhi Mahatole in Bengaluru; Editing by Diti Pujara)

Wallowa.com
Mar 19th, 2026
RGNX investors have opportunity to lead REGENXBIO Inc. securities fraud lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm.

RGNX investors have opportunity to lead REGENXBIO Inc. securities fraud lawsuit with the Schall Law Firm. GlobeNewswire | Schall Law Today at 8:30am PDT LOS ANGELES, March 19, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - The Schall Law Firm, a national shareholder rights litigation firm, reminds investors of a class action lawsuit against REGENXBIO Inc. ("Regenxbio" or "the Company") (NASDAQ: RGNX) for violations of §§10(b) and 20(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 and Rule 10b-5 promulgated thereunder by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Investors who purchased the Company's securities between February 9, 2022 and January 27, 2026, inclusive (the "Class Period"), are encouraged to contact the firm before April 14, 2026. Wallowa also encourage you to contact Brian Schall of the Schall Law Firm, 2049 Century Park East, Suite 2460, Los Angeles, CA 90067, at 310-301-3335, to discuss your rights free of charge. You can also reach Wallowa through the firm's website at www.schallfirm.com, or by email at [email protected]. The class, in this case, has not yet been certified, and until certification occurs, you are not represented by an attorney. If you choose to take no action, you can remain an absent class member. According to the Complaint, the Company made false and misleading statements to the market. Regenxbio's statements to investors about product candidate RGX-111 were overwhelmingly positive while it concealed negative data on its efficacy and safety. The Company then revealed an intraventricular CNS tumor was discovered in a participant treated as part of a RGX-111 study. Based on these facts, the Company's public statements were false and materially misleading throughout the class period. When the market learned the truth about Regenxbio, investors suffered damages. The Schall Law Firm represents investors around the world and specializes in securities class action lawsuits and shareholder rights litigation. The Schall Law Firm This is a paid placement. For further inquiries, please contact GlobeNewswire directly.

pharmaphorum
Mar 13th, 2026
Regenxbio, Solid report data with Duchenne gene therapies

Regenxbio, Solid report data with Duchenne gene therapies. This week saw both Regenxbio and Solid Bio report new data with their gene therapy candidates for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), vying to join Sarepta's Elevidys on the market. Regenxbio gave an update on the phase 2/3 AFFINITY DUCHENNE trial of its RGX-202, reporting interim results that showed it was well tolerated, achieved robust expression of microdystrophin to replace the mutated dystrophin protein in DMD, and led to early functional improvements in ambulatory DMD patients aged one and over. The data, from seven subjects in the study treated with the target dose of RGX-202, showed that their motor function 12 months later - measured using the North Star Ambulatory Assessment (NSAA) scale and timed function tests - was improved compared to matched external natural history comparisons and predictive modelling. The results also showed that patients demonstrated cardiac stability at one year post-treatment as measured by MRI endpoints, an important finding as DMD causes progressive cardiac muscle degeneration (cardiomyopathy). The company is now expecting to report pivotal data from the study in the second quarter of this year, and said it will ask for a meeting with the FDA to look at possible pathways toward filing RGX-202 for accelerated approval while it runs an ongoing confirmatory study. Solid Bio, meanwhile, reported this week that its SGT-003 candidate had also achieved strong expression of microdystrophin, along with improvements in muscle integrity, including stabilisation and improvement in cardiac function in its phase 1/2 INSPIRE DUCHENNE trial. For now, the investigators remain blinded to the motor function data in the study, which has now enrolled 40 subjects. Solid Bio said it is hoping to schedule meetings with the FDA in the first half of this year to seek guidance on accelerated approval, and indicated that it already has an agreement with the agency on the design of a phase 3 trial that will be called IMPACT DUCHENNE and is due to start dosing patients before the end of this month. Both companies are hoping to provide an alternative one-shot treatment to Elevidys, which was launched in 2023, but ran into trouble last year after three fatalities were reported in non-ambulatory DMD recipients, leading to a pause in distribution. The fatalities, linked to liver toxicity, eventually resulted in Elevidys' label being restricted to ambulatory patients only, but did not stop the product knocking on the door of blockbuster status last year, with sales of $899 million. Regenxbio and Solid Bio have both pointed to the safety profile of their gene therapies, saying there was no evidence of liver injury in their trial updates. The two studies were presented at the 2026 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) annual meeting earlier this week. 13 March, 2026

GlobeNewswire
Feb 16th, 2026
Gainey McKenna & Egleston Announces A Class Action Lawsuit Has Been Filed Against REGENXBIO Inc. (RGNX)

Gainey McKenna & Egleston announces A class action lawsuit has been filed against REGENXBIO Inc. (RGNX). NEW YORK, Feb. 16, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) - Gainey McKenna & Egleston announces that a securities class action lawsuit has been filed in the United States District Court for the District of Maryland on behalf of all persons or entities who purchased or otherwise acquired REGENXBIO Inc. ("REGENXBIO" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: RGNX) securities between February 9, 2022 and January 27, 2026, inclusive (the "Class Period"). The Complaint alleges that Defendants provided overwhelmingly positive statements to investors while, at the same time, disseminating false and misleading statements and/or concealing material adverse facts concerning the efficacy and safety of its RGX-111 trial study. The Complaint further alleges that the truth began to emerge on January 28, 2026, when REGENXBIO issued a press release announcing that the FDA placed a clinical hold on its investigational gene therapy RGX-111. The Complaint alleges that Defendants announced that an intraventricular CNS tumor was found in a participant treated in its RGX-111 Phase I/II study. The Complaint continues to allege that investors and analysts reacted immediately to REGENXBIO's revelation. The price of the Company's common stock declined from a closing market price of $13.41 per share on January 27, 2026; the Company's stock price fell to $11.01 per share on January 28, 2026, a decline of 17.8% in the span of just a single day. Investors who purchased or otherwise acquired shares of REGENXBIO should contact the Firm prior to the April 14, 2026 lead plaintiff motion deadline. A lead plaintiff is a representative party acting on behalf of other class members in directing the litigation. If you wish to discuss your rights or interests regarding this class action, please contact Thomas J. McKenna, Esq. or Gregory M. Egleston, Esq. of Gainey McKenna & Egleston at (212) 983-1300, or via e-mail at [email protected] or [email protected]. Please visit our website at http://www.gme-law.com for more information about the firm. Company Profile Gainey McKenna & Egleston Industry: Consumer Services Recommended reading. Explore. February 16, 2026 11:00 ET February 16, 2026 11:07 ET February 16, 2026 11:01 ET February 16, 2026 11:00 ET February 16, 2026 11:07 ET February 16, 2026 11:01 ET February 16, 2026 11:00 ET

Pipeline Review
Aug 7th, 2025
REGENXBIO Announces Pivotal Program for Surabgene Lomparvovec in Diabetic Retinopathy

REGENXBIO announces Pivotal Program for Surabgene Lomparvovec in Diabetic Retinopathy.

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