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Takeda discontinuing in AAV and rare haematology disease markets

Pharmaceutical Technology

Significant collaborative R&D programmes that are likely to be affected include Takeda’s partnership with Codexis for AAV-based gene therapy for Fabry disease and Takeda’s $3.6bn dollar deal with Poseida for the development of nonviral in vivo gene therapy programmes for the hereditary bleeding disorder haemophilia A.

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Viking’s weight loss drug enters an already crowded arena

Pharmaceutical Technology

Rates of obesity across populations are increasing, and the market for obesity drugs is set to reach $37.1bn across the US, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, UK, and Japan markets, by 2031, according to GlobalData. Other competitors include Novo Nordisk’s semaglutide, marketed as Wegovy for chronic weight management.

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Talem and Libera Bio partner for discovery of AI-driven antibodies

Pharmaceutical Technology

The partnership will use nanotechnology, which was proven in vivo, for providing antibodies inside tumour cells and provides a potential solution to address the medical challenge. These antibodies will be provided to pharma companies for conducting late-stage development and marketing.

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Imkeldi (Imatinib): Shorla Oncology Adds Another Accessible Solution to Its Leukemia Pipeline

XTalks

XTALKS WEBINAR: Enhance Early Biomarker Discovery: Translating In Vitro and In Vivo Multi-Omics Oncology Data Live and On-Demand: Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 11am EST (4pm GMT/UK) Register for this free webinar to learn how to harness the full potential of multi-omics data and advanced patient models to drive early biomarker discovery.

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FDA approves bluebird bio’s Skysona to treat cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy

Pharmaceutical Technology

A one-time gene therapy, Skysona leverages ex-vivo transduction with the Lenti-D lentiviral vector for adding the ABCD1 gene’s functional copies into the hematopoietic stem cells of the patient. In June 2019, the European Commission granted conditional marketing authorisation for bluebird bio’s Zynteglo to treat transfusion-dependent ?-thalassemia.

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FDA grants approval for bluebird’s Zynteglo to treat beta-thalassemia

Pharmaceutical Technology

An ex-vivo lentiviral vector (LVV) gene therapy, Zynteglo’s every dose is made by genetically modifying the bone marrow stem cells of the patient to produce functional beta-globin. In June 2019, the European Commission (EC) granted conditional marketing authorisation for Zynteglo to treat transfusion-dependent beta-thalassemia.

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Mispro’s Emerging Business Model Helps Biopharma Companies Get to Market Faster

BioSpace

This model has the benefit of giving companies direct oversight of their in vivo studies, allowing them to move faster while operationalizing every dollar of their seed financing.

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