Bio Pharma Dive

MARCH 27, 2023

Vertex will license CRISPR technology to develop insulin-producing islet cells that are more resistant to immune rejection, adding to other efforts directed at Type 1 diabetes.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 28, 2023

Under the terms of the deal, the company will receive non-exclusive rights to CRISPR/Cas9, a gene-editing technology of CRISPR Therapeutics, for the development of potentially curative T1D cell therapies. The gene-editing technology allows for precise, directed changes to genomic DNA.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 24, 2021

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 gene therapy Zynteglo, which is already approved in Europe.

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pharmaphorum

MARCH 11, 2021

The therapy takes the form of stem cell-derived human pancreatic islet cells, which secrete insulin in the body in response to rising blood glucose. If VX-880 works, it could remove or reduce the reliance of patients with the disease on insulin injections. We have never been in more disease areas than we are right now.

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The Pharma Data

JULY 28, 2021

Individuals with at least one inactive copy of the GPR75 gene had lower body mass index (BMI) and, on average, tended to weigh about 12 pounds less and faced a 54% lower risk of obesity than those without the mutation. 1 Strong associations were also seen with improvements in diabetes parameters, including glucose lowering. Yancopoulos, M.D.,

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BioSpace

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

Editas Medicine is pausing its ocular gene therapy program after demonstrating a favorable safety profile and seeking a potential partner to develop EDIT-101, the company announced Thursday.

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XTalks

AUGUST 2, 2023

It is a dipeptidyl peptidase-4 inhibitor that keeps insulin levels stable and reduces the amount of glucose produced by the body. 5) Toujeo (insulin glargine) Toujeo is very similar to Lantus in that both are insulin glargine, except Toujeo is more concentrated. Merck’s total global revenue from Lagevrio was $5.68 billion ($8.72

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