STAT Plus: A mysterious startup launched with an impossibly ambitious rallying cry. Now its plans are coming into focus
Before biotech darling Juno Therapeutics was “Juno Therapeutics,” the company had a pluckier name: FC Therapeutics. The acronym stood for “F— Cancer,” a braggadocious rallying cry for the company’s bold drug development ambitions.
Now, after Juno’s buyout, the same team is throwing its energy and money into a buzzy startup with a similar code name: FD Therapeutics.