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Although only a small number of genetherapies have reached the market thus far, the industry is poised to grow quickly over the next few years. According to GlobalData’s clinical trials database, there are currently 1,231 planned and ongoing trials for genetherapies and gene-modified cell therapies alone.
The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) announced this week that the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Bespoke GeneTherapy Consortium (AMP BGTC) has selected eight rare diseases for its clinical trial portfolio.
Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek has been awarded US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to make it the first topical genetherapy for the treatment of wounds in patients with the rare, often debilitating skin disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB).
The Abu Dhabi Department of Health (DoH) in the UAE has made a declaration of collaboration with Mass General Brigham’s (MGB) International Center for GeneticDisease (iCGD) to advance life sciences.
MiNA Therapeutics has entered into a research collaboration and option licensing agreement with BioMarin Pharmaceutical to speed up the development of therapeutic ribonucleic acid activation (RNAa) candidates to treat rare geneticdiseases. The new deal excludes oncology and other therapeutic areas outside the scope of geneticdisease.
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Asklepios BioPharmaceutical has entered a research partnership and option agreement with ReCode Therapeutics for exploring its single-vector gene-editing platform. Beyond the liver, ReCode’s SORT LNP geneticmedicines technology enables the delivery to target cells and organs. By Cytiva Thematic.
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Solid Biosciences has entered a strategic research collaboration with Phlox Therapeutics to expedite the development of new therapies for rare cardiac diseases. Under the research partnership deal, the companies will develop new precision geneticmedicines for a severe form of genetic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM).
Roche’s oral treatment Evrysdi for the rare geneticdisease spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) will be made available on the NHS in England, after NICE reached a three-year access agreement with the company. million price tag make it is the most expensive treatment ever approved for NHS funding.
Shape Therapeutics inks genetherapy deal with Roche worth up to USD 3 Billion. Seattle biotech firm Shape Therapeutics has signed a deal potentially exceeding USD 3 billion with pharma giant Roche to bolster the development of genetherapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.
CTX is a progressive multisystemic disorder that significantly impacts patients and previously lacked approved treatments, stated Dr. Janet Maynard, director of the Office of Rare Diseases, Pediatrics, Urologic and Reproductive Medicine at the FDAs Center for Drug Evaluation and Research in the FDA news release.
AstraZeneca’s rare disease firm Alexion is set to expand its genomic medicine portfolio with the acquisition of gene editing specialist LogicBio Therapeutics, in a deal worth approximately $68 million. per share, a rare 660% premium on LogicBio’s share price. .
(NASDAQ: BMRN) today announced positive topline results from its ongoing global Phase 3 GENEr8-1 study of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an investigational genetherapy for the treatment of adults with severe hemophilia A. This is the largest global Phase 3 study to date for any genetherapy in any indication, with 134 participants.
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Data will include the final analysis from the phase IIIb STASEY study of Hemlibra® (emicizumab) and updated data from the phase I/II study of SPK-8011, an AAV-based genetherapy in development by Spark Therapeutics (a member of the Roche Group). Roche’s Chief Medical Officer and Head of Global Product Development.
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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 genetherapy Zynteglo, which is already approved in Europe.
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Takeda’s application for Adzynma was granted a rare pediatric disease priority review voucher, priority review, fast track and orphan designations. It’s also been granted orphan designation by the European Medicines Agency (EMA) and Japan’s Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare (MHLW) for the treatment of TTP.
Prior to joining EdiGene, he was Vice President of KLUS Pharma and focused on cell therapy and new technologies. Before that, he was Director of Development at Cobalt Biomedicine leading CAR-T and other cell/genetherapy programs, and R&D Director at OvaScience developing stem cell-based products.
Rare diseases can often be progressive, chronic and fatal. Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare geneticdiseases emerge in childhood. Sadly, one-third of children with rare diseases die before their first birthday.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has awarded approval to Orchard Therapeutics for its genetherapy Lenmeldy (atidarsagene autotemcel) for the treatment of children with pre-symptomatic late infantile, pre-symptomatic early juvenile or early symptomatic early juvenile metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD).
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SVP, Chief Medical Officer, Novartis GeneTherapies. “We Additionally, STEER will add to the clinical data and emerging real-world evidence for the use of genetherapy to treat SMA. This route of administration has the potential to open up access for older patients to all the benefits of genetherapy.
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Developing medicines – for people living with disease Dr Mullen’s current role involves providing medical monitoring support, as well as safety, pharmacovigilance, scientific, and medical advice across a range of client projects, including advanced therapies and orphan drugs.
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Regenerons CHORD study evaluating investigational genetherapy DB-OTO for otoferlin-related hearing loss a rare condition caused by variants in the OTOF gene has revealed that 10 of 11 children with at least one post-treatment hearing assessment experienced notable improvements, including dramatic gains in speech perception.
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