Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 18, 2022

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted approval for bluebird bio ’s Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel, beti-cel) for the treatment of the underlying genetic cause of beta?thalassemia thalassemia in adult and paediatric patients. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 5, 2022

The two partners will take an in vivo approach to the problem of so-called sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) looking at ways to replace sound-detecting hair cells in the inner ear (cochlea) that become damaged in this type of deafness. An estimated 1.57 Astellas is already working on other approaches to treating hearing loss.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 17, 2022

Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. These programmes will include therapies and vaccines in infectious disease and oncology areas.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Clinical-stage genome editing company Intellia Therapeutics has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to start a pivotal phase III trial of NTLA-2001 for the treatment of transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 15, 2023

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). The company will receive a combined upfront payment and equity investment of $60m.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 23, 2021

billion in milestone payments in the deal, which will focus on using small-molecule compounds to “fine tune” the effects of genetic medicines in the body. Alternatively, a drug can be administered that switches off the genetic medicine and brings protein expression to a halt. Vertex is also offering up to $1.3

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Pharma Marketing Network

DECEMBER 21, 2020

Almost two decades after the human genome was sequenced, a trickle of new genetic medicines (i.e., those that modify the expression of an individual’s genes or repair abnormal genes) has entered clinical practice, including 11 RNA therapeutics, 2 in vivo gene therapies, and 2 gene-modified cell therapies.

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