Verve Therapeutics Incorporated developing a novel approach to the care of cardiovascular disease - transforming treatment from chronic management to single-course gene editing medicines. Verve's lead product candidate, VERVE-101, is designed to turn off the PCSK9 gene in the liver in order to disrupt blood PCSK9 protein production and thereby reduce blood LDL-C levels, with the goal of reducing a patient's risk for cardiovascular disease. Verve Therapeutics was incorporated in 2018 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.