Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 1, 2022

GreenLight Biosciences has entered a partnership with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) for the development of Covid-19 vaccines, which offer broader protection against new variants and with durable effects. They intend to develop vaccines that provide lasting immune responses compared to existing vaccines.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 16, 2023

from Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) to further advance its oncology portfolio targeting RNA. It will also support the firm’s preclinical effort on the long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) programme, FTX-001, that targets MALAT-1. Flamingo Therapeutics has received a research grant of €1.7m

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 29, 2022

Last week, CAMP4 Therapeutics announced the close of a $100 million Series B round , which will be used to advance their regulatory RNA (regRNA)-focused programs. Ultragenyx uses adeno-associated virus 8 (AAV8) gene therapy to induce stable OTC gene expression. Future Possibilities.

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BioSpace

JULY 14, 2021

The amount is intended to support the company's growing portfolio of RNA technologies and accelerate efforts to develop various treatment approaches in the gene therapy field.

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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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Worldwide Clinical Trials

JUNE 15, 2022

At the end of May, we hosted a webinar titled “ Changing Times, Changing Therapies: Keeping Up with Advancements in Cell and Gene Therapies ” to provide a quick update on the latest advancements and ongoing in development of these advanced therapeutics. Around 40% of clinical holds are for gene therapy programs.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 19, 2023

Myeloid Therapeutics has raised $73m to support the continued clinical development of its lead cell therapy programme, MT-101, in Phase I/II trials for T cell lymphoma. The financing will help to fast-track the development of other in vivo programming candidates into clinical trials.

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BioPharma Reporter

JANUARY 23, 2023

Charles River Laboratories International, Inc and Rznomics Inc, a South Korea-based biopharmaceutical company specialized in the development of RNA-based gene therapeutics, have established a viral vector contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) partnership.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 11, 2022

The first subject was dosed in the trial, which is designed to evaluate the safety, tolerability and immunogenicity of a nucleoside-modified RNA-based combination vaccine approach. Fast Track status aids in the development and speeds up the review of new therapies and vaccines for treating or preventing serious ailments.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 8, 2023

DTx-1252 is a fatty acid ligand conjugated oligonucleotides (FALCON) small interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutic which represses the PMP22 gene in Schwann cells. We look forward to the continued development of DTx-1252.” Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

OCTOBER 5, 2022

miRecule and Sanofi have entered a strategic partnership and exclusive licence agreement for the development and commercialisation of an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) to treat facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The anti-DUX4 RNA therapy was discovered using the DREAmiR platform of miRecule.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 14, 2022

GSK has entered a strategic partnership with Wave Life Sciences to progress the discovery and development of oligonucleotide therapies for new genetic targets. The discovery alliance, with a preliminary research period of four years, will aid GSK in progressing up to eight programmes and Wave to develop up to three programmes.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 30, 2022

in a project agreement from the US government for developing self-amplifying RNA (saRNA) vaccine technology against advanced and emergent viral threats. Development of vaccines to Phase I trials under the five-year $59m prototype project comprises additional $28.4m in milestone payments. By Cytiva Thematic.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 15, 2023

Rona Therapeutics has entered a partnership with Keymed Biosciences to discover and develop first-in-class siRNA [a double-stranded RNA molecule that is non-coding] therapeutics for glomerulonephritis, also known as severe kidney disease. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 1, 2022

4/5 strain messenger RNA (mRNA). 4/5 Omicron strain is being developed in line with the latest recommendations from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA). Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva. The initial vaccine doses of 66 million are anticipated to be supplied this year.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 28, 2023

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has signed a new non-exclusive licensing agreement with CRISPR Therapeutics to expedite the development of its hypoimmune cell therapies to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D). The gene-editing technology allows for precise, directed changes to genomic DNA. The system comprises the Cas9 enzyme and a guide RNA.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 2, 2022

The RNA platform of Samsung Biologics permitted GreenLight to move from mRNA vaccine conceptualisation to the delivery of released clinical trial material in under two years. The latest development comes after GreenLight signed a partnership with the US National Institutes of Health (NIH) to develop Covid-19 vaccines against new variants.

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BioPharma Reporter

OCTOBER 6, 2022

Ginkgo Bioworks is acquiring California biotech Circularis to strengthen its capabilities in cell and gene therapy.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 26, 2023

MiNA Therapeutics has entered into a research collaboration and option licensing agreement with BioMarin Pharmaceutical to speed up the development of therapeutic ribonucleic acid activation (RNAa) candidates to treat rare genetic diseases. BioMarin may then license the assets fully to develop and commercialise them across the globe.

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STAT News

JANUARY 30, 2023

The act also created an industry that didn’t exist in the United States before its enactment, enabling the formation of companies to develop and commercialize therapies for rare diseases. That said, a lot has changed in science and drug development since 1983. The human genome was sequenced in 2003.

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BioSpace

AUGUST 8, 2023

To build its ophthalmology portfolio, Japan’s Otsuka Pharmaceuticals has teamed with RNA editing biotech Shape Therapeutics to develop adeno-associated virus gene therapies for ocular diseases.

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BioPharma Reporter

MAY 13, 2024

Circio, a biotech firm specializing in circular RNA-based gene therapy, has unveiled two posters showcasing in vivo proof-of-concept for its circVec platform at ASGCT 2024.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 12, 2023

Solid Biosciences has entered a strategic research collaboration with Phlox Therapeutics to expedite the development of new therapies for rare cardiac diseases. Under the research partnership deal, the companies will develop new precision genetic medicines for a severe form of genetic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 15, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given orphan drug designation to SiSaf’s siRNA [a double-stranded RNA molecule that is non-coding] therapeutic, SIS-101-ADO, for the treatment of autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 2 (ADO2), a rare and serious skeletal disorder in children. There are no approved treatments currently available.

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XTalks

JANUARY 3, 2024

Novartis and Voyager Therapeutics have struck a licensing deal that will see Novartis pay Voyager $100 million upfront to develop gene therapy candidates targeting Huntington’s disease (HD) and spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). billion with preclinical, development, regulatory and sales milestones. Sandrock, Jr.,

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Moderna has entered a strategic research and development partnership with ElevateBio’s Life Edit Therapeutics to discover and develop new in-vivo mRNA gene editing therapies. Moderna will also assume further development, manufacturing, and commercialisation responsibilities on exercising a target option.

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XTalks

JANUARY 21, 2025

TriClip G4 System Manufacturer/developer : Abbott Medical Date of FDA approval : April 1, 2024 Approved for : Tricuspid regurgitation (TR). Abbott Spinal Cord Stimulation (SCS) Systems Manufacturer/developer : Abbott Medical Date of FDA approval : May 30, 2024 Approved for : Chronic, hard-to-manage pain in the torso, arms and legs.

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XTalks

JUNE 4, 2024

In the ever-evolving landscape of pharmaceutical development, the complexity of early phase clinical trials is increasing. This surge in complexity is driven by escalating drug development costs, heightened competition and advanced scientific innovations. And that has a lot of downstream consequences.” This trend, which Dr.

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 26, 2021

Shape Therapeutics inks gene therapy deal with Roche worth up to USD 3 Billion. Seattle biotech firm Shape Therapeutics has signed a deal potentially exceeding USD 3 billion with pharma giant Roche to bolster the development of gene therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 9, 2022

Novartis today announced a license option agreement with Voyager Therapeutics, a gene therapy company focused on next-generation adeno-associated virus (AAV) technologies, for three capsids to use in potential gene therapies for neurological diseases, with options to access capsids for two other targets.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 24, 2022

Mode rna has submitted an application to the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to obtain emergency use authorization (EUA) for mRNA-1273.222, its BA.4/BA.5 The mRNA-1273.222 vaccine was developed by Moderna in line with the guidance from the regulatory agency for developing a bivalent shot targeting BA.4/BA.5.

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Delveinsight

JULY 24, 2021

In addition to this, Angelman syndrome pipeline also involves gene therapy candidates such as GTX-101 which is a therapy of GeneTx Biotherapeutics. Another therapy by the same company named GTX-102 is also an antisense therapy; however, it silences gene expression by binding to the RNA molecule that regulates its expression.

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XTalks

OCTOBER 26, 2021

This is a huge development for patients.”. Related: Novartis’ $2 Million Gene Therapy Zolgensma Shows ‘Remarkable’ Results and Offers Hope for Children with SMA. Givlaari reduces ALAS1 levels through RNA interference-mediated gene silencing, which targets ALAS1 mRNA. This leads to lowering of ALA and PBG levels.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 24, 2023

Robert Langer was part of the first cohort of researchers to begin nanoparticle research , as his lab at Cornell University developed tiny particles to deliver large molecules for angiogenesis. Langer’s engineering lab was instrumental in the development of these lipid nanoparticles, playing into his role in co-founding Moderna.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Expanding upon the CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing system, researchers at MIT have designed a new technique called PASTE gene editing that can cut out defective genes and replace them with new genes in a safer and more efficient way. The PASTE gene editing technique was recently published in Nature Biotechnology.

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BioPharma Reporter

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The messenger RNA (mRNA) specialist Moderna has teamed up with ElevateBio-owned Life Edit Therapeutics to develop gene editing therapies that are delivered into patients in vivo.

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Delveinsight

SEPTEMBER 14, 2021

ADARx bags USD 75 Million to advance its RNA tech pipeline. ADARx Pharmaceuticals, a biotechnology company developing RNA targeting therapeutics , announced the completion of a USD 75 million Series B financing to progress its drug development pipeline. SR One Capital Management and OrbiMed Advisors co-led Series B.

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