pharmaphorum

MARCH 10, 2022

18 months after signing its first partnering deal with Genentech, Scenic Biotech has raised $31 million in first-round financing that it will use to take its own genetic modifier-targeted medicines into clinical trials. The post Scenic Bio raises $31m for genetic modifier platform appeared first on.

Genetics 98

Genetics Gene Sequencing Gene Clinical Trials 98

pharmaphorum

APRIL 23, 2021

Vertex Pharma has ramped up its involvement in gene-editing medicines for the second time in a week, paying Obsidian Therapeutics $75 million upfront to access its technology platform. . For example, adding a small-molecule might stabilise the medicine, allowing levels of the target protein to increase.

Gene Editing 52

Gene Editing Genetics Drugs Gene 52

pharmaphorum

AUGUST 10, 2021

The three-year project – led by respiratory medicine expert Dr Timothy Hinks from the Oxford University Respiratory Medicine Unit – will use whole-genome sequencing of around 500 patients with severe asthma, comparing their gene sequences with control subjects who don’t have asthma. Dr Timothy Hinks.

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Gene Sequencing Gene Bioinformatics Genomics 116

pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Takeda has forged another alliance as it continues a push into gene therapy, agreeing a deal worth up to $2 billion with Code Biotherapeutics for opt-in rights to four candidates for rare diseases. The deal is mostly back-loaded, with “double-digit million” dollars in upfront payment, research funding and milestone payments.

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Gene Therapy Gene Gene Sequencing Immune Response 105

pharmaphorum

AUGUST 21, 2020

Cambridge, UK-based Biofidelity has raised $12 million in first-round funding for its cancer diagnosis platform, which can detect mutations quicker than current approaches like gene sequencing. Longwall Ventures and Agilent have both returned to invest in the Series A, which on this occasion was led by BlueYard Capital.

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DNA Gene Sequencing Genetics FDA Approval 59

Roots Analysis

FEBRUARY 21, 2022

Since the introduction of a gene sequencing method by Frederick Sanger in 1977, the field of genomic data collection and analysis has evolved significantly. Advancement in DNA sequencing technologies have resulted in noteworthy developments in various healthcare-related research fields, such as diagnostics and personalized medicine.

Marketing 52

Marketing Gene Sequencing DNA Genomics 52

Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 26, 2023

As per the company, dbDNA is suitable for rapid, scalable manufacture of GMP DNA and can incorporate gene sequences of sizes ranging from 500bp to 20kb, which are typically unstable as pDNA.

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DNA Manufacturing Gene Gene Therapy 130