BioSpace

JUNE 21, 2023

Elevidys, authorized Thursday to treat ambulatory patients 4 to 5 years of age, is the first in vivo gene therapy to win the FDA’s accelerated approval. It is also the first such therapy for DMD.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 20, 2024

The proceeds will be used to advance CPTX2309, Capstan’s lead in vivo chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) candidate, to early clinical proof-of-concept in autoimmune disorders, and to further develop Capstan’s tLNP pipeline. Biotechnology company Capstan Therapeutics has raised $175 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. Both gene therapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. It also affects Hispanic Americans, but at a lower prevalence.

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BioSpace

JUNE 16, 2024

The plethora of genes involved in obesity presents an intriguing opportunity for both gene silencing and ex vivo gene therapy approaches.

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XTalks

APRIL 24, 2023

Out of over 7,000 rare diseases, only 5 percent (or less) of rare diseases are thought to have approved treatment options, known as “orphan” therapies. Dr. Eagleton recently spoke on a webinar with his colleagues from Medpace about lessons learned from successful approaches from rare disease and gene therapy product approvals.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 13, 2023

Takeda has announced that it will be pivoting away from its discovery and preclinical programmes in adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies. Takeda’s announcement underlines the risk associated with gene therapy R&D at the preclinical stage and the fact that many current AAV programs are unlikely to reach late-stage trials.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 7, 2023

The collaboration will work on developing exosome-encapsulated AAV (exoAAV) vectors as a novel gene delivery technology aimed at improving treatments for heart disease. Susmita Sahoo, Associate Professor of Medicine, Cardiology at Icahn Mount Sinai has been exploring the use of exosomes in gene therapy for several years.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 3, 2024

Circio has announced updated in vivo data that demonstrates a substantial durability advantage of Circio’s circVec technology over conventional mRNA expression. design is performing very well in vivo , and Circio has now validated expression for up to five months. design. “The circVec 2.1

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pharmaphorum

JULY 9, 2021

Orchard Therapeutics’ gene therapy for rare childhood disease metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) Libmeldy has been rejected for NHS use by NICE in draft guidance. The post NICE rejects Orchard’s gene therapy for rare childhood disease MLD appeared first on.

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XTalks

AUGUST 19, 2022

Bluebird bio’s gene therapy Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel, beti-cel) has been awarded a much anticipated approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of adult and pediatric patients with beta thalassemia who need regular blood transfusions. Bluebird has a total of three gene therapies in its pipeline.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 27, 2023

The post $5 million raised towards gene therapies for muscular diseases appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW). As proof of principle for the platform, success in treating Duchenne would open up opportunities for Myosana to target a large range of neuromuscular and cardiac diseases.”

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XTalks

OCTOBER 20, 2023

Intellia said NTLA-2001 is the first investigational in vivo CRISPR-based gene editing therapy cleared to enter late-stage clinical development. As an in vivo therapy, it can edit genes inside the body rather than in cells extracted from patients. ATTR amyloidosis is a rare, progressive and fatal disease.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 19, 2023

Myeloid Therapeutics has raised $73m to support the continued clinical development of its lead cell therapy programme, MT-101, in Phase I/II trials for T cell lymphoma. MT-302 is a TROP2-targeting in vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that has been designed to express in the myeloid compartment.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 3, 2023

After spending almost an entire day deliberating the safety of Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ and CRISPR Therapeutics’ CRISPR-based gene therapy exa-cel for sickle cell disease, a US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) advisory panel appears to be satisfied with what it saw. CRISPR works as genetic scissors to edit parts of the genome.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 14, 2023

Ginkgo Bioworks (Ginkgo) and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have collaborated to discover next-generation GD2 CAR T-cell therapies to treat solid tumours. All the new GD2 CAR designs developed through the partnership will be validated via in vitro screens and in vivo murine models.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. billion, compared to $19.9

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 7, 2023

Bayer strengthens gene therapy portfolio with lipid nanoparticle technology from Acuitas Therapeutics Bayer AG is joining forces with Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc., “Accessing state-of-the-art LNP technology through this collaboration will add momentum to our gene editing efforts for the benefit of patients.”

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 22, 2024

This has been an interesting week for cell and gene therapies, with two landmark FDA approvals, two significant fundraising efforts and potentially ground-breaking study results in glioblastoma. News round-up for 18-22 March by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 4, 2021

Collaboration with Biogen to develop gene therapy for an undisclosed target to treat inherited eye disease, plus option for additional target. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ViGeneron GmbH , a gene therapy company, today announced a global collaboration and licensing agreement with Biogen Inc.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 12, 2023

The in vivo study, conducted in mice, involved a phosphatidylserine-containing nano-formulation of mRNA supplied by BioNTech, distinct from traditional lipid nanocrystals (LNCs). The latter partnership was recently expanded to focus on in vitro and in vivo delivery of mRNA after BioNTech pulled out of the deal with Matinas.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 28, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted an Orphan Drug Designation to Editas Medicine’s gene therapy EDIT-301 in sickle cell disease, based on an April 27 announcement. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva. g/dL and 45.4%

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NOVEMBER 27, 2023

Casgevy, the commercial product formerly known as exa-cel, is administered by taking stem cells out of a patient’s bone marrow and editing a gene in the cells in a laboratory, with the modified cells then infused back into the patient after conditioning treatment to prepare the bone marrow. In June 2023, the U.S.

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BioSpace

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

Avrobio’s ex vivo lentiviral gene therapy platform led to durable responses measured in years, and significant reductions in disease-related biomarkers that far exceed today’s standard of care.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 17, 2024

From a weight loss drug that prevents heart attacks and a gene therapy that restores hearing, to a vaccine that can treat viruses that don’t exist yet, our chosen news stories this week all represent potential breakthroughs in their respective fields.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 18, 2023

Forbion European Acquisition has entered a definitive business combination agreement with biotechnology company enGene to create a combined biotechnology company to develop next-generation non-viral, locally administered gene therapies. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

Gong Chen at Jinan University, Guangzhou, China recently reported the first non-human primate study demonstrating successful in vivo neural regeneration from brain internal glial cells for stroke repair. Credit: Jinan University Stroke is a leading cause of death and severe long-term disability with limited treatment available.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In a breakthrough for advanced therapies, this week saw the FDA approve the first ever cell therapy for solid tumour cancers, but there were other significant developments in the cell and gene therapy space. News round-up for 19-23 February by DDW Digital Content Editor Diana Spencer.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 17, 2021

LONDON–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Ixaka Ltd , an integrated cell and gene therapy company focused on the natural power of the body to cure disease, launches today. The new business will continue to develop Ixaka’s proprietary technologies – concentrated multi-cell therapies (MCTs) and targeted nanoparticle (TNP) therapeutics.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Moderna has entered a strategic research and development partnership with ElevateBio’s Life Edit Therapeutics to discover and develop new in-vivo mRNA gene editing therapies. Our novel editing systems have the potential to precisely modify gene targets for both in vivo and ex vivo therapeutic development.”

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XTalks

MAY 22, 2024

In this episode, Ayesha spoke with John Finn, PhD, Chief Scientific Officer at Tome Biosciences , a company developing programmable gene insertion (PGI) technology. PGI is a cutting-edge gene editing technology that allows for the insertion of large sequences of DNA with site-specific precision.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 7, 2024

Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired Patch Biosciences, with the intention to strengthen its gene therapy services, cell therapy services, and RNA therapeutics services. The collaboration achieved its goals of enhancing the AAV production titres of Biogen’s gene therapy manufacturing processes.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 18, 2023

Takeda oncology drug discovery unit head Kathy Seidl stated: “We are encouraged by KSQ’s CRISPRomics platform and its ability to perform in vivo genetic screens for the discovery and validation of tumour targets, which have the potential to modulate the innate and adaptive immune system. “We

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 10, 2022

Bayer has bolstered its cell and gene therapy platform by securing access to a CRISPR-based gene-editing platform developed by US biotech Mammoth Biosciences. CRISPR drugs can be used to modify the expression of disease-associated proteins in the body, for example, by correcting a mutation in a specific gene.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 29, 2021

Cutting edge’ is, for once, a truly apt description when it comes to gene editing – both because the field is pushing medicine into areas we might never have dreamed possible, and because these technologies involve literally cutting DNA at a specific point in the genome. Zinc fingers. billion in funding.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 1, 2023

Download Emulate’s Introduction to Organ-on-a-Chip Technology eBook to learn about: What Organ-Chips are, how they work, and why they are transforming the way drugs are discovered and developed How Organ-Chips overcome the main challenges of conventional in vivo and in vitro models The wide variety of insights and endpoint analyses Organ-on-a-Chip (..)

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 24, 2023

The TME modulators have been designed for addressing one of the main causes of acquired resistance to immunotherapies, including checkpoint inhibitors or cellular therapies such as CAR-T. It is building many MDSC-targeted, bi-functional ADCs for in vitro and in vivo characterisation, with lead selection expected by the end of next year.

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Drug Discovery World

AUGUST 15, 2023

Reliable analytical methods such as digital PCR to characterise lentiviral vectors and the cells transduced with them are critical to helping ensure the safety and efficacy of these biologics. The post New whitepaper explores digital PCR for lentiviral vector characterisation appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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