Gene-editing company seeks incentives for large-scale Louisville expansion

LOUISVILLE — An unnamed biotechnology company that focuses on gene-editing and cell-therapy data analysis was approved Thursday for a tax-incentive package by the Colorado Economic Development Commission that could result in the company boosting its Boulder County presence by more than eightfold.

The company, referred to by the EDC and Colorado Office of Economic Development and International Trade staff as Project Cell, has developed a gene-editing platform that “allows partners to build and deliver cells and precision engineering processes with multifaceted applications across the industry,” according to an OEDIT memo.

It is the commission’s practice…