pharmaphorum

JANUARY 18, 2023

The idea of ‘genetic superheroes’ and precision medicine is captivating for researchers, but the concept can be abstract and distant for participants. In our experience of running 20+ precision medicine studies, there are a few design principles that every research programme – from biobanks to clinical trials – should consider.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 10, 2022

Using a protocol developed at UC San Francisco, physicians have successfully treated a fetus with a devastating genetic disorder for the first time, and the child is now thriving as a toddler, a case study in the New England Journal of Medicine reports.

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Pharma Mirror

APRIL 21, 2024

With the rapid development of biotechnology and molecular medicine, the introduction of mRNA as a vaccine or therapeutic agent enables the production of almost any desired functional protein/peptide within the human body.

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Scienmag

MARCH 30, 2021

Credit: Gretel Nicholson, EXRC Scientists have discovered a new genetic disease, which causes some children’s brains to develop abnormally, resulting in delayed intellectual development and often early onset cataracts.

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Scienmag

JULY 1, 2022

Curing debilitating genetic diseases is one of the great challenges of modern medicine. During the past decade, development of CRISPR technologies and advancements in genetics research brought new hope for patients and their families, although the safety of these new methods is still of significant concern.

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World of DTC Marketing

JANUARY 24, 2022

Venture capitalists have poured $42 billion into drug development over the past three years. Most small biotech companies rely on venture capitalist funding to develop new drugs but is that a good way to go? billion, which was much lower than previous studies, which have placed the average cost of drug development as $2.8

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 17, 2021

Credit: Mark Bauer/FSU College of Medicine Nearly a half-million people a year die from sudden cardiac death (SCD) in the U.S. A leading cause of SCD in young athletes is arrhythmogenic cardiomyopathy (ACM), a genetic disease in which healthy heart muscle is replaced over time […].

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 10, 2020

Expeditious and accurate diagnoses are necessary for patients to access healthcare services and treatment options for rare genetic diseases. Increasing the efficiency of case analysis and interpretation is essential to providing timely care for patients with genetic diseases. ” or “Why is my child different?”

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XTalks

OCTOBER 7, 2020

A tiny child with a devastating genetic disease who wasn’t supposed to blow out the candles on his first birthday cake. Gene-altering and other advanced medicines are radically rewriting the future for people with some of the rarest, and most devastating, diseases on earth. “They called him ‘The Boy.’

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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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Scienmag

MAY 2, 2022

WINSTON-SALEM, NC – May 2, 2022 — Wake Forest Institute for Regenerative Medicine (WFIRM) scientists working on CRISPR/Cas9-mediated gene editing technology have developed a method to increase efficiency of editing while minimizing DNA deletion sizes, a key step toward developing gene editing therapies to treat genetic diseases.

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Scienmag

JUNE 16, 2021

million grant from The National Institutes of Health to develop methods that will improve genetic risk estimates – polygenic risk scores – for specific diseases in people from diverse populations and mixed ancestries. LOS ANGELES (June 16, 2021) – UCLA Health will receive a $4.8

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 22, 2023

It is claimed to be both the first re-dosable gene therapy and the first and only FDA-approved treatment for both recessive and dominant types of DEB, a rare and serious genetic disease affecting the skin and mucosal tissues. The regulatory approval was supported by data from the GEM-1/2 and GEM-3 clinical trials.

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STAT News

FEBRUARY 3, 2023

The Boston drugmaker’s medicines for the genetic disease — which damages the lungs and other organs — have transformed the lives of patients, helping them abandon other time-consuming treatments, shrug off what would have been dangerous respiratory infections, and just live breathing easier.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 10, 2023

The multi-year collaboration will focus on discovering precision genetic medicines by developing a new platform for complete gene insertion by delivering a single vector of gene editing and DNA cargo. Beyond the liver, ReCode’s SORT LNP genetic medicines technology enables the delivery to target cells and organs.

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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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Delveinsight

AUGUST 17, 2021

Food and Drug Administration gave a red flag to FibroGen’s anemia pill roxadustat, for the use in patients suffering from kidney diseases owing to safety concerns that arose after results, which in turn are concluded for the presentation of further clinical studies to assess safety for future medicinal use.

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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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Scienmag

MAY 26, 2022

— CRISPR has ushered in the era of genomic medicine. A line of powerful tools has been developed from the popular CRISPR-Cas9 to cure genetic diseases. ITHACA, N.Y.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 18, 2024

While manageable, the condition requires lifelong treatment and monitoring to prevent complications and ensure healthy development. Trial data for both the pediatric and adult trials were published in The New England Journal of Medicine. Crenessity marks the third approved drug for Neurocrine.

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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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XTalks

MAY 26, 2023

The regulatory nod “ushers in a whole new paradigm to treat genetic diseases” and is a major milestone for DEB patients and their families, Krystal Biotech CEO Krish Krishnan said in a statement from the company. Results of the trials are published in the journals Nature Medicine and The New England Journal of Medicine.

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Scienmag

APRIL 6, 2021

Researchers developed a new animal model to study a rare genetic disease that can lead to blindness at the age of 40-50.

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XTalks

MARCH 21, 2024

XTALKS WEBINAR: Cell and Gene Therapy Development: Characterization of Cellular Source Material Live and On-Demand: Tuesday, May 14, 2024, at 11am EDT (4pm BST/UK) Register for this free webinar to learn about characterizing cellular source material for developing and manufacturing cell and gene therapy-based products.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 24, 2025

Dr. Newman also said that as a first-in-class RNA-targeted medicine, Ionis believes donidalorsen could potentially advance the prophylactic treatment paradigm for HAE. In 2024, Qalsody brought in $32 million, and Wainua generated $85 million in global sales , with $4 million and $20 million in royalties for Ionis, respectively.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 21, 2020

NASDAQ: AGIO), a leader in the field of cellular metabolism to treat cancer and rare genetic diseases, today announced that the company will host a conference call and live webcast on Thursday, November 5, 2020 at 8:00 a.m. CAMBRIDGE, Mass., 22, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Agios Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 14, 2022

The UK’s National Health Service (NHS) has recommended the use of Libmeldy for the treatment of the rare genetic disease metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD). In the UK, Libmeldy will be administered by a specialist service through the Centre for Genomic Medicine at Saint Mary’s hospital in Manchester. million (approximately $3.8

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XTalks

MAY 17, 2023

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) announced this week that the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (AMP BGTC) has selected eight rare diseases for its clinical trial portfolio. In the US, more than 30 million people live with a rare disease.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, a biotech innovator known for developing therapies for rare metabolic disorders, now has FDA approval for its new treatment, Ctexli (chenodiol) tablets the first and only medication approved for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) in adults.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 4, 2022

AstraZeneca’s rare disease firm Alexion is set to expand its genomic medicine portfolio with the acquisition of gene editing specialist LogicBio Therapeutics, in a deal worth approximately $68 million. per share, a rare 660% premium on LogicBio’s share price. .

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 19, 2023

Pharmaceutical companies are putting their trust in the immense potential this new generation of medicine has for treating individuals with rare genetic diseases, which currently affect an estimated 280 million patients worldwide. The requirements When handling personalised medicines, time is of the essence.

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

Trial design and other details are being evaluated and a comprehensive update on the overall Novartis SMA clinical development program will be provided at a future time following further discussions with health authorities. About Novartis Novartis is reimagining medicine to improve and extend people’s lives.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 24, 2023

In 1974, Dr. 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. This intersection will be remembered as one of the most significant achievements in science and medicine”.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 10, 2022

With the two approvals acting as a validation of the technology, larger companies are prepared to make larger investments to ensure that they are at the forefront of developments in RNA-focused therapies. Outside of developing its own internal pipeline, the company has made significant investments into snapping up mRNA-focused biotechs.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 3, 2020

The majority of patients were able to complete commonly used cognition assessments including either the BSID-III (Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development) or the WPPSI-IV (Wechsler Preschool and Primary Scale of Intelligence Fourth Edition), indicating that these measures are valid and appropriate for use in patients with Dravet syndrome.

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 26, 2021

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. Shape’s RNA editing technology could potentially modify the amount of a key regulatory protein in the body or treat genetic diseases.

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Scienmag

JUNE 23, 2021

A Canadian research team has uncovered a new mechanism involved in Bourneville tuberous sclerosis (BTS), a genetic disease of childhood. The team hypothesizes that a mutation in the TSC1 gene causes neurodevelopmental disorders that develop in conjunction with the disease.

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