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ElevateBio has raised $401m in a Series D financing round for advancing its technology platforms to expedite the design, production and development of cell and genetherapies. ElevateBio intends to use the funds to advance its genetic medicine current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) and process development business, BaseCamp.
Casgevy, the commercial product formerly known as exa-cel, is administered by taking stem cells out of a patient’s bone marrow and editing a gene in the cells in a laboratory, with the modified cells then infused back into the patient after conditioning treatment to prepare the bone marrow.
Asklepios BioPharmaceutical has entered a research partnership and option agreement with ReCode Therapeutics for exploring its single-vector gene-editing platform. The new solution will enable complete gene insertion by delivering the gene-editing tool and DNA as mixed cargo to desired targets in one LNP.
By Amy Raymond, PhD, PMP, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Cell and genetherapies (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.
Moderna has entered a strategic research and development partnership with ElevateBio’s Life Edit Therapeutics to discover and develop new in-vivo mRNA geneeditingtherapies. Our novel editing systems have the potential to precisely modify gene targets for both in vivo and ex vivo therapeutic development.”
Ubiquitous potential, possible safety advantages and the recent growth of cell and genetherapy are driving investment in a different type of geneticediting.
Verve Therapeutics and Eli Lilly and Company have entered an exclusive research partnership to advance the former’s preclinical stage in vivo geneediting programme targeting lipoprotein(a) (Lp(a)) to treat atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD).
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.
Expanding upon the CRISPR-Cas9 geneediting system, researchers at MIT have designed a new technique called PASTE geneediting that can cut out defective genes and replace them with new genes in a safer and more efficient way. The PASTE geneediting technique was recently published in Nature Biotechnology.
million) to develop its genetherapy for a rare ocular disease. SPVN06 is a proprietary, mutation-agnostic, AAV genetherapy consisting of one neurotrophic factor and one oxidative stress reducing enzyme which, acting together, aim to slow or stop the degeneration of photoreceptors. million euros ($52.7
Using the CRISPR-Cas9 geneediting system, UT Southwestern researchers corrected mutations responsible for a common inherited heart condition called dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) in human cells and a mouse model of the disease.
AstraZeneca’s rare disease firm Alexion is set to expand its genomic medicine portfolio with the acquisition of geneediting specialist LogicBio Therapeutics, in a deal worth approximately $68 million. The post AstraZeneca pays record 660% premium for geneediting company LogicBio appeared first on.
Vertex Pharma and partner CRISPR Therapeutics will start a rolling marketing application in the US for their gene-editing drug for sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassaemia later this year. The time places exa-cel in pole position to become the first drug developed based on CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to reach the market.
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Somewhere in New Zealand, the first patient ever has been dosed with a kind of gene-editing treatment known as a base editor, a newer way of utilizing CRISPR for geneediting. The company studying the treatment, Verve Therapeutics, announced the news Tuesday. Continue to STAT+ to read the full story…
As investment in genetherapies continues to grow rapidly, more effectively engaging patients throughout development has become a priority for any company serious about building safer and more meaningful genetherapy programs. The post 2nd Annual GeneTherapy Patient Engagement Summit appeared first on.
Genetherapies and research into them have grown immensely in recent years, offering more novel tools in regenerative medicine to fight disease, including rare diseases and genetic disorders. Beta-thalassemia is a rare blood disorder caused by a genetic defect in hemoglobin. Novartis also recently inked an up-to $1.5
Vertex Pharma has ramped up its involvement in gene-editing medicines for the third time in a matter of months, agreeing a partnership with CRISPR specialist Arbor Biotechnologies that could be worth up to $1.2 If approved, it could mount a challenge to bluebird bio’s genetherapy Zynteglo, which is already approved in Europe.
The messenger RNA (mRNA) specialist Moderna has teamed up with ElevateBio-owned Life Edit Therapeutics to develop geneeditingtherapies that are delivered into patients in vivo.
Novartis has shouldered its way into the in vivo geneediting 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
Global Genes is a rare disease umbrella organization dedicated to eliminating the burdens and challenges of rare diseases for patients and families globally. Roughly 80% of rare diseases are due to a known genetic driver.
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After spending almost an entire day deliberating the safety of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ and CRISPR Therapeutics’ CRISPR-based genetherapy exa-cel for sickle cell disease, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel appears to be satisfied with what it saw. CRISPR works as genetic scissors to edit parts of the genome.
SparingVision has raised €75 million in second-round funding that will be used to fund clinical trials of genetherapies for ocular diseases retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The post SparingVision raises €75m for eye disease genetherapies appeared first on.
The field of cell and genetherapies (CGT) is constantly evolving, and there has been significant progress in this area of research. However, despite the promise of these therapies, the regulations governing them lag the science, which in turn hinders the clinical translation of these novel medicines.
Innovations in Cancer Therapy CRISPR/Cas9, a groundbreaking gene-editing technology, has demonstrated significant potential in oncology, offering new avenues for cancer treatment. By editing these genes, researchers can effectively neutralize their cancer-promoting effects.
Almost two decades after the human genome was sequenced, a trickle of new genetic medicines (i.e., those that modify the expression of an individual’s genes or repair abnormal genes) has entered clinical practice, including 11 RNA therapeutics, 2 in vivo genetherapies, and 2 gene-modified cell therapies.
CRISPR geneediting has transformed research, but it is not perfect, and can sometimes target unintended genes; to watch CRISPR enzymes respond to different genes, Leipzig University researchers developed a new method using DNA origami and were able to me Credit: Image courtesy of Julene Madariaga Marcos.
A gene-editing drug developed by CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharma has achieved “remarkable” improvements in patients with beta thalassaemia and sickle cell disease in an early-stage trial reported at the American Society of Haematology (ASH) annual meeting.
Bayer has bolstered its cell and genetherapy platform by securing access to a CRISPR-based gene-editing platform developed by US biotech Mammoth Biosciences. The post Bayer trumpets $1bn CRISPR deal with Mammoth Bio appeared first on.
CRISPR GeneEditing Therapeutics CRISPR/Cas-9 technology makes lists like this almost every year, and for good reason. Given its ability to precisely editgenes, there is tremendous promise for the revolutionary technology to offer cures for genetic disorders and to treat various diseases.
Clinical-stage genome editing company Intellia Therapeutics has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to start a pivotal phase III trial of NTLA-2001 for the treatment of transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.
Editas Medicine is pausing its ocular genetherapy program after demonstrating a favorable safety profile and seeking a potential partner to develop EDIT-101, the company announced Thursday.
The drug – which costs $125,000 at US list prices – can be used either alone or in combination with hydroxyurea, a well-established therapy for the disease. The confounder for both GBT and Novartis’ hopes for their drug could be genetictherapies for SCD, which offer a one-shot treatment for the disease.
How and When to Incorporate PK Design into Your GeneTherapy Development Plan. Genetherapy, which was in its infancy around 30 years ago, is now becoming a more prominent treatment method in many therapeutic areas, from personalized therapy to mass vaccinations against COVID-19. GeneTherapy Definition.
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“Our company and R&D portfolio are entering into an exciting phase, as evidenced by the recent close of Series B financing and submission of the first geneediting product IND in China,” said Dong Wei, Ph.D.?CEO Prior to joining EdiGene, he was Vice President of KLUS Pharma and focused on cell therapy and new technologies.
Cutting edge’ is, for once, a truly apt description when it comes to geneediting – both because the field is pushing medicine into areas we might never have dreamed possible, and because these technologies involve literally cutting DNA at a specific point in the genome. Zinc fingers. That would just slow the whole field down.
Nasdaq:LOGC) (LogicBio), a company dedicated to extending the reach of genetic medicine with pioneering targeted delivery platforms, announced today the U.S. LogicBio Therapeutics is dedicated to extending the reach of genetic medicine with pioneering targeted delivery platforms. LEXINGTON, Mass., About LogicBio Therapeutics.
After a recent approval, there are now three genetherapies available on the US market. In recent years, genetherapy has transitioned from a promising idea to a reality for patients, with many of the severe safety issues that emerged in early iterations of the technology being overcome. from 2021 to 2029.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first genetherapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. Both genetherapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. Both therapies will be available in early 2024.
Several biotech companies and researchers are now exploring medical devices and genetherapies to address not just common forms of epilepsy, but also rare conditions such as Dravet Syndrome. A genetic treatment for epilepsy Most treatments for epilepsy aim to treat seizures, which is the main symptom of this condition, says Ferraro.
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