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€30m raised for first-in-class in vivo cell reprogramming platform

Drug Discovery World

Biotech Asgard Therapeutics has closed a €30 million Series A financing to support the development of its lead programme, AT-108. AT-108 is a first-in-class, off-the-shelf gene therapy that directly reprogrammes tumour cells into antigen-presenting dendritic cells, ultimately leading to a personalised anti-tumour immune response.

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Research partners advance AAV gene therapy for heart disease

Drug Discovery World

The collaboration will work on developing exosome-encapsulated AAV (exoAAV) vectors as a novel gene delivery technology aimed at improving treatments for heart disease. Susmita Sahoo, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology at Icahn Mount Sinai has been exploring the use of exosomes in gene therapy for several years.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. billion, compared to $19.9

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CohBar and Morphogenesis in merger for immuno-oncology therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Our board and management team believe that the combined company will be well-positioned to develop powerful new therapies with the potential to overcome resistance to current immunotherapies, an area of significant unmet need.” Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Ixaka (formerly Rexgenero) Launches as an Integrated Cell and Gene Therapy Company

The Pharma Data

LONDON–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Ixaka Ltd , an integrated cell and gene therapy company focused on the natural power of the body to cure disease, launches today. The new business will continue to develop Ixaka’s proprietary technologies – concentrated multi-cell therapies (MCTs) and targeted nanoparticle (TNP) therapeutics.

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Verily – Janssen collaboration; Enhancing the response in pancreatic cancer; Avrobio gene therapy eradicates toxic substrate; Gut microbiome responsible for Multiple Sclerosis

Delveinsight

Verily collaborates with Janssen to launch COVID-19 immune response study. Verily is partnering with Johnson & Johnson’s Janssen division to witness the body’s earliest immune responses to a coronavirus infection, with people participating in the research from within their homes. .

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Spotlighting Lupus Awareness Month: CAR-T Technology Creates New Avenues for Treatment of a Devastating Disease

WCG Clinical

Recent headlines have highlighted the potential for Chimeric Antigen Receptor (CAR)-based therapies to provide clinical benefits to persons affected by lupus. Today there are six CAR-T products with FDA approval for the treatment of multiple myeloma and B cell malignancies, with many related and next-generation products under development.

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