NEW YORK, Sept. 17, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Nasdaq (Nasdaq:NDAQ) announced that trading of REGENXBIO Inc. (Nasdaq:RGNX) commenced on The Nasdaq Stock Market on September 17, 2015.

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REGENXBIO Inc. is a leading biotechnology company focused on the development, commercialization and licensing of recombinant adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy. REGENXBIO’s NAV® Technology platform, a proprietary AAV gene delivery platform, consists of exclusive rights to more than 100 novel AAV vectors, including AAV7, AAV8, AAV9 and AAVrh10. REGENXBIO’s most advanced internally developed candidates include programs for the treatment of two severe and rare genetic diseases, homozygous familial hypercholesterolemia and Mucopolysaccharidosis Type I.

“REGENXBIO Inc. offers a gene therapy technology platform that seeks to transform the lives of patients suffering from severe diseases with significant unmet medical need,” said Nelson Griggs, Executive Vice President, Listing Services at Nasdaq. “We are proud to welcome REGENXBIO to our family of pioneering companies, and we look forward to supporting its future growth and success.”

By listing with Nasdaq, REGENXBIO Inc. joins many of the world’s largest and most revolutionary companies. Nasdaq is the exchange of choice to 78 percent of health care companies listed on U.S. markets.

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