Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 25, 2022

Additionally, Astellas will obtain an exclusive option for licencing two clinical-stage programmes of Taysha, namely TSHA-102 and TSHA-120, for Rett syndrome and GAN, respectively. Astellas will also receive specific rights linked to any possible change of Taysha’s control.

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XTalks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2021

With RNA therapies being the next hot thing in genetic medicine, Eli Lilly is joining the RNA editing race by partnering with Netherlands-based ProQR Therapeutics NV (Nasdaq: PRQR), a biotech company developing RNA-based therapies for rare genetic diseases with a focus on blinding disorders of the retina.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Sanofi has added to its rare disease pipeline by licensing an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorder, from US biotech miRecule. The aim will be to identify promising candidates in areas of “unmet patient need.”

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 17, 2020

The UK big pharma hasn’t revealed how much it is paying for rights to the drug candidate, originally developed by US biotech Dogma Therapeutics, which is still in preclinical development. At the moment no oral PCSK9 drugs have started clinical development, and AZ says it intends to start clinical testing of Dogma’s candidate next year.

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XTalks

APRIL 24, 2023

Rare diseases can often be progressive, chronic and fatal. Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare genetic diseases emerge in childhood. Sadly, one-third of children with rare diseases die before their first birthday.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 14, 2020

As a consequence, patients with premature stop codon diseases have reduced or eliminated protein production from the mutation bearing allele accounting for some of the most severe phenotypes in these genetic diseases. These premature stop codons have been identified in over 1,800 rare and ultra-rare diseases.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 8, 2020

The submission includes data from the ENLIGHTEN clinical development program in schizophrenia, and pharmacokinetic (PK) bridging data comparing ALKS 3831 and Zyprexa (olanzapine), to support an indication for schizophrenia. Bristol Myers Squibb’s Lisocabtagene Maraleucel (CAR-T) for R/R Large B-Cell Lymphoma.

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