Scienmag

OCTOBER 27, 2020

In the world of rare genetic diseases, exome and genome sequencing are two powerful tools used to make a diagnosis. A recent addition to the toolkit, RNA sequencing, has been demonstrated to help researchers narrow down disease candidate variants identified first on exome and genome sequencing.

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STAT News

MARCH 1, 2023

Genome editing summits are generally friendly, nerdy affairs, but for a moment at a Lisbon hotel last June, the conversation at the FASEB genome engineering conference grew tense. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 27, 2024

Genomic medicine developer Exsilio Therapeutics has emerged from stealth with $82 million in Series A financing. Exsilio will use proceeds from the financing to advance its genomic medicines based on naturally occurring, programmable genetic elements that can precisely insert new genes into a cell through mRNA intermediates.

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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

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The collaboration will combine the mRNA platform of Moderna with the gene editing technologies suite, including the base editing capabilities of Life Edit for the development of curative therapies to treat challenging genetic diseases.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 8, 2023

Innovation S-curve for the pharmaceutical industry Zinc-finger nucleases is a key innovation area in pharmaceutical Zinc finger nucleases (ZFNs) are tools used in genetic engineering to cleave a chosen genomic sequence. ZFNs are also used to create a new generation of genetic disease models called isogenic human disease models.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Sanofi has added to its rare disease pipeline by licensing an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorder, from US biotech miRecule.

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