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Astellas to support development of Taysha’s gene therapy programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ast ellas Pharma has announced plans to make a strategic investment to back the development of Taysha Gene Therapies’ adeno-associated virus (AAV) development programmes for Rett syndrome and giant axonal neuropathy (GAN). Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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EC grants approval for BioMarin’s gene therapy to treat Hemophilia A

Pharmaceutical Technology

The European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for BioMarin Pharmaceutical ’s gene therapy, Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec), to treat adults with severe haemophilia A (congenital Factor VIII deficiency). Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Can gene therapies for haemophilia defend their high price tags?

Pharmaceutical Technology

On November 2, the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review (ICER) released its updated evidence aimed at measuring the clinical effectiveness and cost of the two haemophilia gene therapies. Known by the brand name Roctavian, BioMarin’s haemophilia A therapy valoctocogene roxaparvovec could be fairly priced in the range of $1.95–1.96

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AbbVie spies potential in Regenxbio eye disease gene therapy

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AbbVie has expanded its ophthalmology pipeline via a licensing deal with Regenxbio, paying $370 million upfront to get its hands on a gene therapy for wet age-related macular degeneration (AMD) and other eye diseases. The post AbbVie spies potential in Regenxbio eye disease gene therapy appeared first on.

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What FDA’s Newest Gene Therapy Approval Tells Us About Durability: How Long is Long Enough?

FDA Law Blog

Valentine — On November 22, 2022, FDA approved CSL Behring’s BLA for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia B who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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STAT+: Pharmalittle: Merck pays Chinese biotech $175 million for cancer drugs; who will make a gene therapy for very sick kids?

STAT News

For those not familiar with the term, “biobucks,” they refer to future payments promised in licensing deals in the pharmaceutical industry.

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Swiss company Lonza acquires Synaffix to boost ADC offering

Pharmaceutical Technology

Switzerland-based company Lonza has boosted its antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) offering with the acquisition of Dutch biotechnology company Synaffix for a total consideration of $172m (€160m). The deal includes $107.17m (€100m) of initial financial consideration in cash and an additional $64.3m (€60m) in performance-based consideration.

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