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At least nine biotechs working in cell or gene therapy have announced layoffs, cost cuts or restructured their research since December — restructurings that have coincided with a stock market downturn.
The treatment, for a progressive, often deadly brain disease, could soon become Bluebird's third approved product and one of only a handful of marketedgene therapies in the world.
The approval of Skysona for a genetic brain disease is a milestone for one of gene therapy's pioneering companies, but isn't expected to turn Bluebird's financial fortunes around.
Cyagen and Neurophth Therapeutics have entered a strategic partnership to jointly develop next-generation AAV gene therapy vectors for specific kinds of genetic ophthalmic ailments. Additionally, Neurophth will oversee the clinical trials and marketing of gene therapy products developed leveraging the new AAV capsids of Cyagen.
The decision brings what could be the first approved hemophilia gene therapy, Roctavian, closer to market, after a series of regulatory setbacks that have delayed its arrival.
The Swiss drugmaker, which already owns rights to a marketedgene therapy for inherited vision loss, will work with startup Avista Therapeutics to develop better delivery tools for the complex treatments.
Kyowa will pay nearly $400 million to acquire Orchard, which sells the gene therapy Libmeldy in Europe but has struggled to find paths to market for other experimental treatments.
4D Molecular Therapeutics (4DMT), the California-based biotechnology company focused on developing gene therapies for rare and large market diseases, has had the FDA place a clinical hold onto its Fabry disease (FD) gene therapy program (4D-310).
The treatment, which is designed to treat Sanfilippo syndrome, could become Ultragenyx's first gene therapy to reach market in the U.S., according to the biotech's CEO.
Ast ellas Pharma has announced plans to make a strategic investment to back the development of Taysha Gene Therapies’ adeno-associated virus (AAV) development programmes for Rett syndrome and giant axonal neuropathy (GAN). Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.
A 16-year-old patient died after treatment with Elevidys (delandistrogene moxeparvovec), Sarepta Therapeutics gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). Liver injury is a known risk with Elevidys and other gene therapies that use adeno-associated viral (AAV) vectors. Sarepta is reviewing all available data.
After several setbacks, bluebird bio bounces back with two major FDA gene therapy approvals. Last month, Zynteglo (betibeglogene autotemcel), or beti-cel, was approved as a one-time potentially curative gene therapy for patients with beta-thalassaemia who require regular blood transfusions.
Gene therapy company uniQure has entered into a global licensing agreement with Apic Bio for APB-102 to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by mutations in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). APB-102 is designed to be a one-time, intrathecally administered gene therapy for ALS patients.
The European Commission (EC) has granted conditional marketing authorisation (CMA) for BioMarin Pharmaceutical ’s gene therapy, Roctavian (valoctocogene roxaparvovec), to treat adults with severe haemophilia A (congenital Factor VIII deficiency). Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.
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.
The deal will see Polyplus join the German life science group’s portfolio allowing the latter to leverage expertise in transfection reagents and plasmid DNA for gene therapy. Polyplus, based in Strasbourg, France, produces key components in the production of viral vectors used in cell and gene therapies.
Indian pharmaceutical company Laurus Labs has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) to bring new gene therapy products to the market. Laurus Labs will be responsible for launching these products in India and emerging markets.
Treatment is now mostly of infants newly diagnosed with spinal muscular atrophy, as many of those previously eligible either already received Zolgensma or other drugs from Biogen and Roche.
CSL announced the first patient with haemophilia B has been treated with its recently approved gene therapy Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec). Hemgenix is the first and only gene therapy approved for haemophilia B. per dose, it is the most expensive single-use gene therapy in the US.
Talks of a bear market in the biotech sector do not seem to pass, with news of companies falling into administration and layoffs becoming a recurrence. Just last week, trading for 4D Pharma , a British biotech, was suspended on the London Stock Exchange’s Alternative Investment Market , and the company will be delisted from NASDAQ on July 7.
On 10 March, the National Health Service Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) opened a new Clinical Biotechnology Centre (CBC) with the aim of improving the UK’s ability to develop and manufacture cell and gene therapies. The NHSBT hopes the CBC will increase the UK’s competitiveness within the market.
On February 7, at a town hall organised to discuss clinical trial designs for gene therapies, FDA experts pushed pharma players to look for ways to establish clinical effectiveness despite the challenges in recruiting patients with rare diseases.
Capsida Biotherapeutics and Eli Lilly and Company ’s wholly owned subsidiary Prevail Therapeutics have announced a partnership for the development of non-invasive gene therapies for central nervous system (CNS) diseases. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva. By Cytiva Thematic.
For many decades, investigators have been working on innovative therapeutic modalities known as cell and gene therapies, which use modified versions of the body’s own cellular and genetic material to treat and potentially cure these diseases. A new frontier in cancer research. Cold chain logistics, meanwhile, have never been so important.
According to GlobalData’s recent Niemann-Pick Type C (NPC): Opportunity Analysis and Forecast to 2031 report, the NPC market is expected to see significant growth during 2021–31. This sales growth will be in line with a steadily increasing disease prevalence and the entrance of novel agents into the market.
The spotlight was placed on many up-and-coming pharmacotherapies for retinal diseases, one of which was AbbVie’s/Regenxbio’s gene therapy RGX-314. RGX-314 is an anti-VEGF therapy that is similar to many other treatments for DME on the market, including the gold standard, Bayer’s Eylea (aflibercept).
Europe market has proved so hostile to gene therapies when it comes to pricing and reimbursement for gene therapies that bluebird bio has decided to quit the market altogether, according to Andrew Obenshain, president of its severe genetic diseases unit. market and will wind down in Europe.
Its market launch is likely to be watched carefully by other gene therapy developers. Approved Wednesday for severe beta thalassemia, Zynteglo will test insurers’ willingness to pay for expensive one-time treatments.
Cell One Partners has announced a strategic collaboration with the Center for Breakthrough Medicines (CBM) to expedite the development and commercialisation of cell and gene therapies. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.
The FDA has extended by three months its review of Bluebird's treatments for beta thalassemia and a rare brain disorder, the latest delay in the company's lengthy road to market in the U.S.
The biotherapeutics market is rapidly growing, with 2021 seeing the highest-ever cell and gene therapy approval number. Gene therapy uses DNA to manipulate cells and correct defective genes, whereas cell therapy is the infusion or transplantation of cells into a patient. The future of cell and gene therapies.
Fitusiran, which Sanofi licensed from Alnylam, could finally get to market after trial delays and safety concerns slowed its progress. But gene therapies and other new medicines might provide competition.
The biotech raised the Series B round during "probably one of the worst biotech markets" emerging drugmakers have faced in some time, a Metagenomi executive told BioPharma Dive.
By Amy Raymond, PhD, PMP, Executive Director, Therapeutic Strategy Lead, Rare Disease Cell and gene therapies (CGTs) include cutting-edge approaches that offer the hope of a healthier, happier, and better tomorrow for a wide range of patient populations. The global nature of cell and gene therapy trials adds another layer of complexity.
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