Axovant Gene Therapies Ltd., a clinical-stage gene therapy company, focuses on developing various product candidates for debilitating neurodegenerative diseases. The company's clinical-stage programs include AXO-Lenti-PD program for the treatment of Parkinson's disease; AXO-AAV-GM1 program for the treatment of GM1 gangliosidosis; and AXO-AAV-GM2 program for the treatment of GM2 gangliosidosis. It has a license agreement with Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd. and The University of Massachusetts Medical School. The company was formerly known as Axovant Sciences Ltd. and changed its name to Axovant Gene Therapies Ltd. in March 2019. Axovant Gene Therapies Ltd. was founded in 2014 and is based in London, the United Kingdom.
