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  <xsd:element name="RightButNotObligationForPurchaseOfIssuedSharesMaximumPercentage" id="zura_RightButNotObligationForPurchaseOfIssuedSharesMaximumPercentage" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
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  <xsd:element name="AmountOfObligationToPayUponCompletionOfFinancing" id="zura_AmountOfObligationToPayUponCompletionOfFinancing" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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  <xsd:element name="ThresholdPeriodFromDateOfAgreementForPurchaseOfIssuedShares" id="zura_ThresholdPeriodFromDateOfAgreementForPurchaseOfIssuedShares" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
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  <xsd:element name="FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityAssumptions" id="zura_FairValueMeasurementWithUnobservableInputsReconciliationRecurringBasisLiabilityAssumptions" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="debit" />
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  <xsd:element name="MinimumValueOfCapitalToBeRaisedForNotBeingSubjectToAntiDilution" id="zura_MinimumValueOfCapitalToBeRaisedForNotBeingSubjectToAntiDilution" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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  <xsd:element name="WarrantsAndRightsOutstandingExercisableTermFromClosingOfBusinessCombination" id="zura_WarrantsAndRightsOutstandingExercisableTermFromClosingOfBusinessCombination" type="xbrli:durationItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" />
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  <xsd:element name="PercentageOfAggregateNumberOfOrdinarySharesOutstanding" id="zura_PercentageOfAggregateNumberOfOrdinarySharesOutstanding" type="dtr-types:percentItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" />
  <xsd:element name="ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeAbstract" id="zura_ShareBasedCompensationArrangementByShareBasedPaymentAwardWeightedAverageRemainingContractualLifeAbstract" type="xbrli:stringItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="true" />
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  <xsd:element name="ConversionOfSeriesOneConvertiblePreferredSharesForOrdinaryShares" id="zura_ConversionOfSeriesOneConvertiblePreferredSharesForOrdinaryShares" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="duration" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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  <xsd:element name="Accrued2023LillyLicenseCosts" id="zura_Accrued2023LillyLicenseCosts" type="xbrli:monetaryItemType" substitutionGroup="xbrli:item" nillable="true" xbrli:periodType="instant" abstract="false" xbrli:balance="credit" />
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