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Genetic mutations, both germline and acquired, are behind a large proportion of the most debilitating and sometimes life-threatening human diseases. Recent years have seen a steadily growing number of approvals for cell and genetherapies, which has spurred on the community to continue innovating in this space.
Eli Lilly and Company has expanded a licencing and partnership agreement with ProQR Therapeutics to discover, develop and market new genetic medicines. Cell & GeneTherapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva. The companies entered the initial agreement in September last year. By Cytiva Thematic.
ElevateBio has raised $401m in a Series D financing round for advancing its technology platforms to expedite the design, production and development of cell and genetherapies. ElevateBio intends to use the funds to advance its genetic medicine current good manufacturing practice (cGMP) and process development business, BaseCamp.
The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Tenaya Therapeutics’ genetherapy TN-201 a fast track designation for the treatment of myosin binding protein C3 (MYBPC3)-associated hypertrophic cardiomyopathy (HCM). If successful, TN-201 would be a first-in-class disease-modifying genetherapy for MYBPC3-associated HCM.
CF is a progressive genetic disease caused by defective CFTR proteins, which are crucial for regulating salt and water movement in cells. The CFTR gene itself is complex, with over 2,000 known mutations. Alyftrek targets the root cause of CF by enhancing CFTR protein function.
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Different approaches that are studied include antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs), and genetherapies, which are in early clinical trials. Other lines of research look at the genetic overlap between FTD and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS), which could be used in the development of treatments for both conditions.
Pushing back an initial deadline, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new regulatory action date of 22 June, by which time the agency will assess the logistics of a possible approval for Sarepta Therapeutics’ Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) genetherapy.
France’s BrainVectis, a subsidiary of Bayer’s Asklepios BioPharma (AskBio) unit, has been given the green light by regulators in France to start dosing patients with its genetherapy candidate for devastating neurodegenerative disorder Huntington’s disease.
US biotech bluebird bio has had a challenging time in the last few months, so a recommendation for EU approval of its genetherapy for adrenoleukodystrophy (ALD) will give it a lift. The treatment restore the activity of a protein that breaks down the toxic metabolites.
Sarepta is pressing forward with a bold plan to file with the FDA for accelerated approval of its genetherapy SRP-9001 for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) in the next few months, with a view to making it available in sometime around the middle of 2023.
As December 2022 closed out, Pfizer announced positive top-line results from its phase 3 BENEGENE-2 study evaluating fidanacogene elaparvovec (SPK-9001), its investigational genetherapy for treatment of adult males with moderately severe to severe haemophilia B.
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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 genetic diseases. The new deal excludes oncology and other therapeutic areas outside the scope of genetic disease.
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bluebird bio is to ask regulators to restart clinical studies of its LentiGlobin for sickle cell disease, after an investigation concluded that a case of acute myeloid leukaemia (AML) was “very unlikely” to be caused by the genetherapy. Shares in bluebird ticked up following the announcement.
Eli Lilly has agreed to buy hearing loss genetherapy developer Akouos in a deal that could value the company at around $610 million – if its lead candidate progresses as hoped in the clinic. The buyout – for $12.50 The buyout – for $12.50 There are no approved drug treatments for this type of hearing loss.
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In a pivotal approval, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given the nod to a new genetherapy called Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovecfor) for the treatment of adults with the genetic blood disorder hemophilia B (congenital Factor IX deficiency). With a list price of $3.5 With a list price of $3.5
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The life sciences company Solid Biosciences is merging with the privately-held genetherapy company AavantiBio in a deal which is expected to result in a combined sum of $215 million in cash and investments – projected to be enough for funding into 2025.
SpliceBio, a genetic medicines company harnessing protein splicing to develop the next generation of genetherapies, has partnered with Spark Therapeutics to develop a genetherapy for an inherited retinal disease.
“By combining Tevard’s ability to restore the production of critical proteins with Vertex’s clinical, regulatory, and manufacturing expertise, we hope to make an important difference for patients and their families.” The company is pioneering tRNA-based therapeutics for modulating mRNA function and curing several genetic diseases.
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– Researchers at Oregon State University have found a key new piece of the puzzle in the quest to use genetherapy to enable people born deaf to hear. The work centers around a large gene responsible for an inner-ear protein, otoferlin. CORVALLIS, Ore.
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(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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