Sickle Cell
Battle Against
The Billion-Dollar
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When he was a medical student at Yale, Dr. Ted Love was
struck by how poorly sickle cell patients were treated.
Today, the disease aff ects 15 million worldwide – mostly
people of African descent. Little could be done to alleviate a
condition that damages organs, causes bouts of intense pain
and shortens lives by decades.
After retiring from a career in biotechnology, Dr. Love is back
in the lab. He’s raised over $1 billion to create a once-daily pill
to treat sickle cell disease that the FDA has put on the fast
track to possible approval. Almost $250 million was raised by
an equity off ering led by Wells Fargo.
“ If GBT’s treatment is approved, it
would be life-changing. I would no
longer have to plan my day around
my sickle cell disease.”
Cassandra Trimnell
Social Media Consultant
Global Blood Therapeutics
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2016
2017
2018
$62M
$88M
$131M
R&D SPEND