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Verve starts trials of cholesterol drug in test of base editing technique

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Verve Therapeutics has started dosing patients in a phase 1b trial of its in vivo gene-editing drug for high cholesterol, designed to permanently switch off the PCSK9 gene with a one-shot treatment. Through base editing, drugs replace single nucleotide in the DNA strand with another, without making double-strand breaks (DSBs) in the gene.

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Sorrento Announces the Closing of Its Acquisition of SmartPharm to Build Next Generation G-MAB-Encoded Plasmid DNA For Cost-Efficient and In Vivo Production of Antibody Therapeutics in Patients

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(Nasdaq: SRNE, “Sorrento”) and SmartPharm Therapeutics, Inc. (“SmartPharm”) announced today that Sorrento has completed the acquisition of SmartPharm, a gene-encoded protein therapeutics company developing non-viral DNA and … Continue reading →

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Leading innovators in CRISPR nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.

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Leading innovators in gene splicing using nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. Nucleases are enzymes that hydrolytically cleave the phosphodiester backbone of DNA.

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Leading innovators in mammalian expression vectors for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. These systems include human and mouse cell lines, and even in vivo in live animals.

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Leading innovators in transgenic murine models for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. However, not all innovations are equal and nor do they follow a constant upward trend.

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BioSpace Global Roundup, Oct. 15

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VBL Therapeutics – The European Patent Office granted a patent to Israel-based VBL’s proprietary investigational anti-MOSPD2 monoclonal antibodies to treat inflammatory conditions. All jobs have been maintained and the workforce has grown from about 220 to 350. AOP anticipates new opportunities in Austria as a hub for research and business.