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Verve Therapeutics and Lilly partner to advance gene editing programme

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Verve Therapeutics and Eli Lilly and Company have entered an exclusive research partnership to advance the former’s preclinical stage in vivo gene editing programme targeting lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) to treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).

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Gene-edited cell replacement therapy for diabetes set to enter the clinic

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have received the green light from Health Canada for their Clinical Trial Application for VCTX210: an allogeneic, gene-edited, immune-evasive, stem cell-derived therapy for the treatment of type 1 diabetes (T1D). CRISPR Therapeutics and ViaCyte, Inc.

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Researchers develop CRISPR-based drug candidate for microbiome targeting

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The team then engineered the phages through gene editing to improve their targeting ability. The US Food and Drug Administration has granted fast-track designation to SNIPR001, which is currently in clinical development. SNIPR001 also reduced the number of E coli more than naturally occurring phages.

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Gene Therapy and Pharmacokinetics

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Gene therapy, which was in its infancy around 30 years ago, is now becoming a more prominent treatment method in many therapeutic areas, from personalized therapy to mass vaccinations against COVID-19. Gene therapy is a new therapeutic approach in which genes are used to treat or prevent diseases.

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QN-023a by Hangzhou Qihan Biotechnology for Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia: Likelihood of Approval

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QN-023a is under clinical development by Hangzhou Qihan Biotechnology and currently in Phase I for Relapsed Acute Myeloid Leukemia. The company develops gene-editing organ transplantation technology. Hangzhou Qihan Biotechnology overview Hangzhou Qihan Biotechnology is a healthcare company.

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QN-019a by Hangzhou Qihan Biotechnology for B-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia): Likelihood of Approval

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QN-019a is under clinical development by Hangzhou Qihan Biotechnology and currently in Phase I for B-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia). The company develops gene-editing organ transplantation technology.

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Moderna broadens R&D scope with Vertex, Chiesi alliances

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Vertex is already the top player in CF with a quartet of exon-skipping medicines that tackle the mutation in the cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) gene that underlies the disease, but there are still a sizeable group of patients with no treatment options.