The CRISPR Pipeline

Boris Nikolic, $120M Editas Medicine, and the Gates-Epstein investment machine

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The $120M Editas Medicine Round (August 2015)

Boris Nikolic led Editas Medicine's $120 million CRISPR funding round with Gates co-investing. He briefed Epstein in real time on deal flow and market conditions.

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Bloomberg article forwarded to Epstein. Boris: "Have two other similar deals in cooking for Fall." Epstein: "im soooo glad for you"

EFTA01462770 HIGH Epstein briefed on Boris leading $120M CRISPR round: 'Boris Nikolic... Bill Gates's chief advisor for science and technology'

EFTA02361191 SUPPORTING Boris reports CRISPR/Gates investment to Epstein post-separation: 'Although I do not like that they focused on Bill'

CRISPR Mania (July 2015)

Boris reported the CRISPR market was 5x oversubscribed. The deal flow was going through Epstein's network.

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Boris: "It is mind-blowing how is this CRISPR/Cas9 deal hot... Demand from the key investors surpassed >5x the size of a round."

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Foundation Medicine & the Eric Lander Pipeline

The Broad Institute's Eric Lander fed deal targets to Boris, who structured investments with Gates capital. Epstein served as the information broker.

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Boris: "Eric Lander told me and connected me." Epstein: "I just talked to bill gates, the company called Foundation Medicine sequences the gene."

EFTA01908024 HIGH Boris shares Gates' Foundation Medicine investment news with Epstein: 'Speed by which it is spreading is amazing'

EFTA01977531 CRITICAL Epstein: 'I just talked to bill gates — the company called foundation medicine sequences the gene'

EFTA02573045 CRITICAL Boris explains FM origin: 'I included them into presentation to Bill...Bill knew about that for sure'

EFTA02573180 HIGH Boris claims credit for Foundation Medicine discovery: 'Eric Lander told me a while ago'

Named as Executor (August 2019)

Boris Nikolic was named executor of Epstein's will, signed two days before Epstein's death. The correspondence shows a 7+ year relationship spanning deals worth hundreds of millions.

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Boris introduces Epstein: "Jeffrey is part of my family (that I always wanted to have but was not that lucky genetically ;)" — Illumina accelerator, Sinclair anti-aging, IV therapy discussions

EFTA01779709 HIGH Boris introduces Epstein to friends: 'Jeffrey is part of my family (that I always wanted to have but was not that lucky genetically ;)'

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EFTA00885384 HIGH Alice Jacobs (IntelligentMDx CEO) intro'd to JE: 'My best friend Boris Nikolic has become Bill Gates' advisor'

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Bloomberg: Gates Google Join $120M Funding for Genome Editing Firm

Boris Nikolic led the Editas Medicine CRISPR round with Gates co-investing

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Forbes: CRISPR-Cas9 investment boom

Coverage of the CRISPR commercial gold rush

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