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Takeda grows in gene therapies again with $2bn Code Bio deal

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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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Medicago, GSK’s plant-made COVID jab clears phase 2

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.” The interim phase 2 results show that two doses of the plant-derived jab stimulated neutralising antibody levels that are around 10 times higher than those in a panel of sera from patients recovering from COVID-19, with a similar response seen in adults and the elderly.