XTalks

JANUARY 6, 2025

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. Without functional CFTR, thick mucus builds up in organs like the lungs, leading to chronic infections and lung damage.

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Fierce Pharma

MARCH 20, 2024

After scoring an FDA nod Monday for the first gene therapy to treat the rare genetic disease metachromatic leukodystrophy (MLD) in the U.S., Kyowa Kirin and its subsidiary Orchard Therapeutics have broken new boundaries in pricing, too.

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BioSpace

MAY 24, 2021

Gene therapy is still very much cutting-edge with the potential to cure incurable genetic diseases. Here’s some recent news in the space.

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XTalks

MAY 17, 2023

The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) announced this week that the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (AMP BGTC) has selected eight rare diseases for its clinical trial portfolio.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 6, 2021

BioMarin Pharma has had another setback in its gene therapy development programme, announcing this morning that the FDA has placed a phase 1/2 trial of its candidate for phenylketonuria (PKU) on hold while it investigates a safety signal.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 1, 2022

Sarepta is pressing forward with a bold plan to file with the FDA for accelerated approval of its gene therapy 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.

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XTalks

MAY 26, 2023

Krystal Biotech’s Vyjuvek has been awarded US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approval to make it the first topical gene therapy for the treatment of wounds in patients with the rare, often debilitating skin disease dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (DEB). It has been modified so that it cannot replicate in normal cells.

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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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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 10, 2023

Asklepios BioPharmaceutical has entered a research partnership and option agreement with ReCode Therapeutics for exploring its single-vector gene-editing platform. The new solution will enable complete gene insertion by delivering the gene-editing tool and DNA as mixed cargo to desired targets in one LNP. By Cytiva Thematic.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JULY 29, 2022

The most common marketed drugs in this space aim to address the hyperammonaemia caused by the defective genes in this disorder. Ultragenyx uses adeno-associated virus 8 (AAV8) gene therapy to induce stable OTC gene expression. This treatment activates the OTC gene so that ammonia can be removed from the blood.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 16, 2023

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 Genetic Disease (iCGD) to advance life sciences.

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BioPharma Reporter

JULY 16, 2024

A gene therapy being developed by Lexeo Therapeutics to treat cardiomyopathy caused by Friedreich ataxia, a rare neurodegenerative genetic disease, has achieved good interim results in a phase 1/2 trial.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MAY 22, 2023

Vyjuvek is a non-invasive, topical, re-dosable gene therapy that delivers functional human COL7A1 gene copies to offer wound healing. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva. The company intends to commercialise Vyjuvek in the US in the third quarter of 2023.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 26, 2020

Bayer is making clear its ambitions in cell and gene therapy with a $4 billion acquisition of US biotech Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, also known as AskBio. AskBio’s portfolio includes pre-clinical and clinical stage candidates for the treatment of neuromuscular, central nervous system, cardiovascular and metabolic diseases.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

JANUARY 24, 2024

Much of what we discuss I covered in my presentation, “Leveraging Genetics to Support Rare Disease Clinical Trials,” at last year’s World Orphan Drug Congress (WODC) EU. Newborn Sequencing is a research initiative that allows for a baby’s full genome to be sequenced at birth, diagnosing their genetic diseases.

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BioSpace

OCTOBER 30, 2022

Platform technology company Replay, based in San Diego and London, has launched Eudora, a gene therapy company targeting genetic diseases of the retina.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 11, 2021

Under the plans the company’s rare disease drugs will remain under the aegis of bluebird with current genetic disease president Andrew Obenshain taking the reins as CEO. The post bluebird bio to split into oncology and gene therapy specialists appeared first on. million price tag.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

APRIL 26, 2023

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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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 14, 2022

SparingVision has raised €75 million in second-round funding that will be used to fund clinical trials of gene therapies for ocular diseases retinitis pigmentosa (RP) and dry age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The post SparingVision raises €75m for eye disease gene therapies appeared first on.

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Scienmag

APRIL 21, 2021

New approach to gene therapy can correct any disease-causing mutation within a gene UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 17, 2022

The rights to the oRNA-LNP technology platform of Orna will be retained by the company, which will also progress various other fully owned programmes in oncology and genetic disease areas. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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BioTech 365

OCTOBER 5, 2020

Diamond Pharma Services has provided EU regulatory, pharmacovigilance, quality and compliance support to GenSight, leading to the Marketing Authorisation Application for LUMEVOQ LUMEVOQ is a gene therapy to treat vision loss due to the rare, mitochondrial genetic disease, Leber Hereditary … Continue reading →

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 4, 2022

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. The post AstraZeneca pays record 660% premium for gene editing company LogicBio appeared first on.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 1, 2023

The company is pioneering tRNA-based therapeutics for modulating mRNA function and curing several genetic diseases. It is exploring the use of its new Enhancer tRNA, mRNA Amplifier, and Suppressor tRNA platforms in heart disease, muscular dystrophies, and neurological disorders.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JANUARY 12, 2023

Solid Biosciences president and CEO Bo Cumbo said: “This collaboration with Phlox Therapeutics is an exciting opportunity to work with a company that shares our commitment and innovative approach to bringing transformative therapies to patients with rare genetic diseases. By Cytiva Thematic.

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Delveinsight

FEBRUARY 11, 2021

Avrobio gene therapy eradicates toxic substrate in Fabry patient. The first Fabry disease patient treated with Avrobio’s Plato gene therapy platform in a phase 2 trial has undergone the complete clearance of toxic kidney substrate. Median overall survival in those patients was 5.8

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 26, 2021

Shape Therapeutics inks gene therapy 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 gene therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

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BioPharma Reporter

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

The messenger RNA (mRNA) specialist Moderna has teamed up with ElevateBio-owned Life Edit Therapeutics to develop gene editing therapies that are delivered into patients in vivo.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 19, 2021

Roche’s oral treatment Evrysdi for the rare genetic disease 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.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 28, 2022

Vertex Pharma and partner CRISPR Therapeutics will start a rolling marketing application in the US for their gene-editing drug for sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassaemia later this year. The time places exa-cel in pole position to become the first drug developed based on CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to reach the market.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 9, 2023

Novartis’ programme providing free access to its spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) gene therapy Zolgensma is being scaled back to a dozen countries worldwide, according to the company. ” Zolgensma is one of the most expensive therapies available, with a price tag of around $2.1

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 25, 2025

Mirum Pharmaceuticals, a biotech innovator known for developing therapies for rare metabolic disorders, now has FDA approval for its new treatment, Ctexli (chenodiol) tablets the first and only medication approved for cerebrotendinous xanthomatosis (CTX) in adults.

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BioTech 365

SEPTEMBER 25, 2020

NASDAQ: RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development and commercialization of novel products for serious rare and ultra-rare genetic diseases, today announced that Emil D. NOVATO, Calif., 25, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D., … Continue reading →

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 9, 2021

(NASDAQ: BMRN) today announced positive topline results from its ongoing global Phase 3 GENEr8-1 study of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of adults with severe hemophilia A. This is the largest global Phase 3 study to date for any gene therapy in any indication, with 134 participants.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 24, 2021

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 gene therapy Zynteglo, which is already approved in Europe.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 12, 2020

The enzyme replacement therapy (ERT) – also known as PRX-102 – has been granted a priority review by the US regulator, and is the top prospect in Chiesi’s recently formed rare diseases division. Market research firm Optima Insights has predicted that sales of Fabry disease drugs will more than double from around $1.8

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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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