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Astellas to support development of Taysha’s gene therapy programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

XTalks

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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Eli Lilly Pursues RNA Editing in New Partnership with ProQR

XTalks

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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FDA Action Alert: Supernus, Adamis, Alkermes, Amgen, BMS and Eiger

The Pharma Data

The New Drug Application (NDA) for the drug is based on data from four Phase III trials in pediatric patient populations from the age of 6 to 17 years, two Phase II trials, several Phase I trials, a long-term open label extension study, preclinical testing, and drug manufacturing data. This is under Priority Review.

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Inozyme Pharma Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Business Highlights

The Pharma Data

Received Rare Pediatric Disease and Fast Track Designations for INZ-701 for the treatment of ENPP1 deficiency. Expect to initiate INZ-701 Phase 1/2 clinical trials for ENPP1 and ABCC6 deficiencies in first half of 2021. H1 2021: Initiation of Phase 1/2 clinical trial.

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Biopharma Money on the Move: December 2 – 8

The Pharma Data

The ImmunoTAC platform pairs proprietary payloads that modulate key disease modifying pathways with monoclonal antibodies directed at specific disease sites. Silverback’s lead candidate is currently in a Phase I trial in adults with HER2-expressing solid tumors. Nuance Pharma . Sigilon Therapeutics .

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The era of precision neuroscience

Drug Discovery World

Guiding neurological drug discovery and development to success The 20 years since the Human Genome Project has seen transformational advances in the molecular understanding of cancers and rare genetic diseases, leading to genetically informed, personalised selection of therapies and massively improved outcomes for many patients.

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