MDWD vs EDIT Comparison

MediWound Ltd is an integrated biopharmaceutical company focused on developing, manufacturing, and commercializing novel therapeutic products to address unmet medical needs in the fields of severe burns, chronic and other hard-to-heal wounds, connective tissue disorders, and other indications. Its first biopharmaceutical product, NexoBrid is an FDA-approved orphan biologic for eschar removal in severe burns that can replace surgical interventions and minimize associated costs and complications. Its other product candidates in different stages of the pipeline include EscharEx for debridement of chronic wounds, and MW005 for the treatment of non-melanoma skin cancer. The company derives a majority of its revenue from the United States and the rest from the EU and other international markets.

Editas Medicine Inc is a clinical-stage genome editing company dedicated to developing potentially transformative genomic medicines to treat a broad range of serious diseases. The company focuses on developing a proprietary genome editing platform based on clustered, regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats (CRISPR)/ CRISPR-associated protein 9 (Cas9 technology). It has developed CRISPR/Cas9 technology which uses a protein-RNA (ribonucleic acid) complex composed of the Cas9 enzyme bound to a guide RNA molecule designed to recognize a DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) sequence that requires repair. The company is engaged in developing and commercializing genome editing technology.