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Intellia, Regeneron ace first trial with ‘in vivo’ CRISPR drug

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The first ever clinical data with a CRISPR/Cas9 drug used to edit the genomes of cells within the body has yielded impressive results in patients with ATTR amyloidosis, a life-threatening rare disease. . — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 26, 2021. . — Eric Topol (@EricTopol) June 26, 2021.

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Leading innovators in CRISPR nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

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Innovation S-curve for the pharmaceutical industry CRISPR nuclease is a key innovation area in pharmaceutical development CRISPR, which refers to clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeats, are bacteriophage-derived DNA sequences that had previously infected the prokaryote and are found in the genomes of bacteria and archaea.

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Gene editing: beyond the hype

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Genome editing is an exciting but still nascent field, and companies in the area face as many obstacles as they do opportunities. Sangamo CEO Sandy Macrae told us how his company is being cautious about the hype and finding ways to be financially viable in an emerging space. Zinc fingers. billion in funding.

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Intellia Gets FDA Clearance to Start First Ever Phase III Trial for an In Vivo CRISPR Drug

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Clinical-stage genome editing company Intellia Therapeutics has received clearance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its Investigational New Drug (IND) application to start a pivotal phase III trial of NTLA-2001 for the treatment of transthyretin (ATTR) amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy.

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Artificial Intelligence innovation: Leading companies in in-silico drug discovery

Pharmaceutical Technology

DNA binding site prediction, peptide structure optimisation, and AI-assisted genome analysis are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. However, not all innovations are equal nor do they follow a constant upward trend.

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Leading innovators in gene splicing using nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

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They are engineered to cut specific genomic targets in order to modify the expression of single genes and proteins. In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: Gene splicing using nucleases.

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Leading innovators in mammalian expression vectors for the pharmaceutical industry

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Innovation S-curve for the pharmaceutical industry Mammalian expression vectors is a key innovation area in pharmaceutical Mammalian expression vectors are used to introduce a specific fragment of DNA into mammalian systems for RNA or protein expression. These systems include human and mouse cell lines, and even in vivo in live animals.

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