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Working for a mature form of genomic medicines

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In a new episode of the pharmaphorum podcast, Rahul Kakkar, CEO of gene editing company Tome, speaks with web editor Nicole Raleigh about programmable genomic integration (PGI) technology.

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Hopewell Therapeutics raises funds for genomic medicines development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biotechnology company Hopewell Therapeutics has raised $25m in seed financing to accelerate the development of next-generation lipid nanoparticles for targeted delivery of genomic medicines. Hopewell Therapeutics is engaged in discovering, synthesising and developing advanced ttLNPs to provide next-generation genomic medicines.

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Moderna partners with Life Edit for mRNA gene editing therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Moderna has entered a strategic research and development partnership with ElevateBio’s Life Edit Therapeutics to discover and develop new in-vivo mRNA gene editing therapies. The company’s nuclease collection includes several Protospacer Adjacent Motifs (PAMs), short sequences that help determine the genome’s DNA segments.

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Gene editing: beyond the hype

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Genome editing is an exciting but still nascent field, and companies in the area face as many obstacles as they do opportunities. Maybe in 50 years’ time we’ll be using gene editing to lower cholesterol, but it won’t replace statins in anyone but those with life threatening mutations for a long time”. Zinc fingers.

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Ethical concerns temper optimism about gene-editing for human diseases

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The Third International Summit on Genome Editing concluded Monday with ethicists warning scientists to slow down efforts to use gene-editing to enhance the health of embryos. Image credit: Mark Schiefelbein/AP)

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STAT+: Moderna expands CRISPR gene editing research with ElevateBio partnership

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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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ERS Genomics Licenses CRISPR Gene Editing Technology to Otsuka Pharmaceutical

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ERS Genomics Licenses CRISPR Gene Editing Technology to Otsuka Pharmaceutical ERS Genomics Licenses CRISPR Gene Editing Technology to Otsuka Pharmaceutical License to Nobel prize winning CRISPR technology supports internal research and development DUBLIN, Ireland–(BUSINESS WIRE)–ERS Genomics Limited, which was formed … Continue reading (..)