Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 7, 2022

Genetic mutations, both germline and acquired, are behind a large proportion of the most debilitating and sometimes life-threatening human diseases. Recent years have seen a steadily growing number of approvals for cell and gene therapies, which has spurred on the community to continue innovating in this space.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 24, 2023

Forge Biologics has joined the public-private collaboration, the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC), to expedite the development and manufacture of new AAV [adeno-associated virus] gene therapies to treat patients with rare diseases. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 26, 2023

Krystal Biotech has received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration for topical gene therapy VYJUVEK to treat dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB) in adults and in children aged six months and above. VYJUVEK is designed to address the underlying genetic cause of the disease.

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Bio Pharma Dive

JANUARY 24, 2024

An 11-year-old boy born deaf can hear after receiving Lilly's genetic medicine. are taking aim at the same drug target. Others, including biotechs in China and Regeneron in the U.S.,

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Bio Pharma Dive

SEPTEMBER 12, 2024

Spun out of research at Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Vironexis claims it will be the first company to start a study testing a cancer drug delivered via the adeno-associated viruses commonly used in genetic medicines.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 5, 2023

Capsida Biotherapeutics and Eli Lilly and Company ’s wholly owned subsidiary Prevail Therapeutics have announced a partnership for the development of non-invasive gene therapies for central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Pharma Mirror

APRIL 28, 2021

The post AavantiBio and Catalent Announce Partnership to Support Development and Manufacturing of Gene Therapies for Rare Genetic Diseases appeared first on Pharma Mirror Magazine. and Europe. Catalent will further support process optimization and look to reduce material.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 3, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Tenaya Therapeutics’ gene therapy TN-201 a fast track designation for the treatment of myosin binding protein C3 (MYBPC3)-associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). If successful, TN-201 would be a first-in-class disease-modifying gene therapy for MYBPC3-associated HCM.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

JANUARY 24, 2024

Written By: Derek Ansel, MS, CCRA, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Given that 80% of rare diseases have a genetic etiology, genetic implications should be addressed at the onset of a clinical program to support trial enrollment. One diagnostic example that I discussed in my presentation is autism.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

NOVEMBER 12, 2024

By Amy Raymond, PhD, PMP, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) include cutting-edge approaches that offer the hope of a healthier, happier, and better tomorrow for a wide range of patient populations. This can be a devastating outcome when trying again just isn’t possible.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 24, 2023

By Luisa Sterkel & Joana Loureiro , Tenthpin Consultants The promise and potential of cell and gene therapies (CGT) has emerged in the recent past and currently over 1.500 CGT are registered for clinical trials holding great hope for the treatment of challenging and uncurable diseases. Below we point out the major differences: 1.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 10, 2021

Europe market has proved so hostile to gene therapies when it comes to pricing and reimbursement for gene therapies that bluebird bio has decided to quit the market altogether, according to Andrew Obenshain, president of its severe genetic diseases unit. market and will wind down in Europe.

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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 Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 8, 2023

The US Food Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to DTx Pharma’s investigational DTx-1252 for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 1A (CMT1A). DTx-1252 targets the underlying genetic lesion of the disease and leverages our FALCON platform to unlock the promise of RNAi therapeutics. “We

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 24, 2023

It can correct several disease elements associated with PKD, a rare, monogenic red blood cell disorder caused by a mutation in the PKLR gene. The therapy has also received orphan drug and fast-track designations. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Camargo

MAY 2, 2021

Advances in scientific knowledge and growth in the cell and gene therapy space have led to a new and exciting era of medicine for patients, as well as a new motivation for regulators to provide clear, efficient pathways for product developers. Background: The Advancement of Cell and Gene Therapies.

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XTalks

JANUARY 6, 2025

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved Alyftrek (vanzacaftor/tezacaftor/deutivacaftor), a next-in-class triple combination cystic fibrosis transmembrane conductance regulator (CFTR) modulator, to treat cystic fibrosis (CF) in patients aged six years and older with at least one F508del mutation or another responsive CFTR mutation.

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Pharma Mirror

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

The post Catalent to Acquire Delphi Genetics and Launch US Plasmid Manufacturing Site appeared first on Pharma Mirror Magazine. SOMERSET, N.J. SOMERSET, N.J. Catalent is also announcing the launch of pDNA development and manufacturing services at its Rockville, Maryland facility.

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BioPharma Reporter

AUGUST 18, 2022

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved bluebird bioâs Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel), also known as beti-cel: a one-time gene therapy custom-designed to treat the underlying genetic cause of beta thalassemia in adult and pediatric patients who require regular red blood cell (RBC) transfusions.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 25, 2023

Pushing back an initial deadline, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new regulatory action date of 22 June, by which time the agency will assess the logistics of a possible approval for Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) gene therapy.

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Fierce Pharma

MARCH 20, 2024

After scoring an FDA nod Monday for the first gene therapy to treat the rare genetic disease metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) in the U.S., Kyowa Kirin and its subsidiary Orchard Therapeutics have broken new boundaries in pricing, too.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 24, 2023

AbbVie is expanding its strategic collaboration with Capsida Biotherapeutics for the development of targeted genetic medicines to treat eye diseases with high unmet needs. In pursuing the promise of genetic medicine-based therapeutics, AbbVie continues to expand our capabilities, and we are pleased to have Capsida as a partner.”

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 29, 2022

The pharmaceutical industry often relies on enzymes to perform a process known as biocatalysis, which facilitates the cost-effective and sustainable production of small molecule drugs at scale. The next wave of medicine is well on course to be cell and gene-based. And it’s within the family – Novozymes!”.

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pharmaphorum

MAY 18, 2022

SwanBio Therapeutics has raised $56 million in a second-round financing that will be used to advance its lead gene therapy candidate for adrenomyeloneuropathy (AMN) into clinical testing later this year. The therapy is designed to compensate for the disease-causing ABCD1 gene.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Data from the first patients enrolled into Regenxbio’s trial of its gene therapy for rare inherited disease mucopolysaccharidosis type I (MPS I) – also known as Hurler syndrome – has shown the first signs of clinical activity. The post Regenxbio expands MPS I gene therapy trial after first look at data appeared first on.

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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.

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STAT News

AUGUST 18, 2022

Last month, the Food and Drug Administration granted permission for his younger brother Terry, 27, who lives with muscular dystrophy, to receive a first-of-its-kind gene therapy that was tailor-made for his genetic mutation. Richard Horgan has waited for this moment for more than three years.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 1, 2022

Sarepta is pressing forward with a bold plan to file with the FDA for accelerated approval of its gene therapy SRP-9001 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the next few months, with a view to making it available in sometime around the middle of 2023.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 3, 2023

As December 2022 closed out, Pfizer announced positive top-line results from its phase 3 BENEGENE-2 study evaluating fidanacogene elaparvovec (SPK-9001), its investigational gene therapy for treatment of adult males with moderately severe to severe haemophilia B.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 16, 2023

It comprises autologous T cells that are modified genetically with a CAR including a complete human anti-BCMA single-chain fragment variant that has a high binding affinity. In October last year, CARsgen submitted a new drug application (NDA) for CT053 to China’s National Medical Products Administration (NMPA). By Cytiva Thematic.

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FDA Law Blog

DECEMBER 7, 2022

Valentine — On November 22, 2022, FDA approved CSL Behring’s BLA for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia B who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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XTalks

MAY 26, 2023

Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek has been awarded US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to make it the first topical gene therapy for the treatment of wounds in patients with the rare, often debilitating skin disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB).

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XTalks

JUNE 30, 2023

It’s been a big week for cell and gene therapy approvals in the US, including a much-awaited approval for one to treat hemophilia A, the most common form of hemophilia. Hemophilia A is a rare genetic bleeding disorder that is caused by a mutation in the gene that encodes the key blood clotting protein factor VIII (FVIII).

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 24, 2023

Drug development has long been an issue for the pharma industry, due to the expense and the high failure rate of potential treatments. Ben Hargreaves finds that the vast amount of genetic data that exists today could help provide a faster, more targeted way of developing new drug candidates.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 30, 2022

Sarepta Therapeutics has followed through on its promise to file for accelerated approval of its gene therapy SRP-9001 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD), as it aims for a launch in the middle of 2023. Roche has exclusive rights to the therapy outside the US. Photo by Markus Spiske on Unsplash.

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STAT News

AUGUST 17, 2022

The Food and Drug Administration on Wednesday approved a new treatment that delivers a potentially permanent, genetic fix for patients with the inherited blood disorder beta thalassemia — and quite possibly a financial lifeline for its maker, the biotech company Bluebird Bio. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

ReviR combines computational and high throughput drug discovery technologies to deliver advanced medicines to patients. The company’s VoyageR AI platform integrates computational methods to drug traditionally undruggable RNA targets. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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