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Gene therapy specialist bluebird exits “untenable” European market

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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. — Brad Loncar (@bradloncar) August 9, 2021.

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Precision Bio climbs on near-$1.5bn sickle cell pact with Novartis

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Novartis has shouldered its way into the in vivo gene editing category via a deal with US biotech Precision BioSciences, focused on a therapy for sickle cell disease (SCD). It is also working with Eli Lilly on in vivo gene-editing drugs against three targets, including one in Duchenne muscular dystrophy, under the terms of a $1.4

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Sensyne, Oxford University deploy AI to find asthma targets

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Oxford University and UK clinical artificial intelligence (AI) company Sensyne Health will partner on a project to find new drug targets for people with hard-to-treat asthma. Dr Timothy Hinks. According to Hinks, “we still don’t understand the causes of asthma, because in the past the scientific tools just didn’t exist.

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Scenic Bio raises $31m for genetic modifier platform

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The Netherlands-based biotech, which is putting together a pipeline of genetic modifier drugs for cancer and rare diseases, said the new funding would also allow it to double its headcount to add clinical capabilities and move to a larger facility. Others working in this area include Maze Therapeutics in the US.

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Illumina debuts its multi-gene test for cancer in Europe

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Gene sequencing specialist Illumina has started rolling out a new test that looks for a battery of tumour-associated genes from a single tissue sample, and could be used to help guide treatment for a broad range of cancers. The post Illumina debuts its multi-gene test for cancer in Europe appeared first on.

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Vertex eyes controllable genetic drugs with $1.3bn Obsidian alliance

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Vertex Pharma has ramped up its involvement in gene-editing medicines for the second time in a week, paying Obsidian Therapeutics $75 million upfront to access its technology platform. . Alternatively, a drug can be administered that switches off the genetic medicine and brings protein expression to a halt.

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Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Library Preparation Kits Market: Current Scenario and Future Potential

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Since the introduction of a gene sequencing method by Frederick Sanger in 1977, the field of genomic data collection and analysis has evolved significantly. Advancement in DNA sequencing technologies have resulted in noteworthy developments in various healthcare-related research fields, such as diagnostics and personalized medicine.