STAT News

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Moderna is aiming to build a gene editing franchise powered by some of the same technologies used in its COVID-19 vaccines. The Cambridge biotech company announced Wednesday that it will partner with Life Edit Therapeutics to develop potentially permanent treatments for rare genetic diseases and other conditions.

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Camargo

JULY 27, 2021

Gene therapy, 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. Gene therapy is a new therapeutic approach in which genes are used to treat or prevent diseases.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 10, 2022

The arrival of COVID-19 brought precious few positives, but one that emerged for the pharmaceutical industry was the emergence and validation of mRNA vaccine technology to prevent disease. Pfizer already has a head start on competitors in the field, having achieved the first US FDA approval for an mRNA vaccine, alongside BioNTech.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 22, 2021

The RNA Revolution: From mRNA Vaccines to RNA Editing. The power of its real-world application was demonstrated by the resounding success of the mRNA COVID-19 vaccines. The mRNA COVID-19 vaccines have showcased the speed, versatility, scalability and flexibility that mRNA-based interventions offer.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 29, 2022

In 2022 alone, the US regulator approved four new gene therapies, showing the high interest in getting these therapies to market. In 2023, a number of gene therapies are expected to get the FDA green light. Given their precise targeting, gene therapies have largely been focused on oncology indications followed by rare genetic diseases.

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XTalks

JANUARY 6, 2025

RNA-based therapies hold the potential to offer new treatment options for diseases with limited or inadequate therapeutic alternatives. Gene Editing CRISPR-Cas9 and related gene-editing technologies continue to advance, and today they are widely used to study and develop therapeutic approaches for a broad range of human diseases.

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