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Astellas to support development of Taysha’s gene therapy programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

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.

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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

XTalks

Rare diseases can often be progressive, chronic and fatal. Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare genetic diseases emerge in childhood. Sadly, one-third of children with rare diseases die before their first birthday. How Can Study Protocols Be More Effective?

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The era of precision neuroscience

Drug Discovery World

Guiding neurological drug discovery and development to success The 20 years since the Human Genome Project has seen transformational advances in the molecular understanding of cancers and rare genetic diseases, leading to genetically informed, personalised selection of therapies and massively improved outcomes for many patients.

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FDA Action Alert: Supernus, Adamis, Alkermes, Amgen, BMS and Eiger

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The submission includes data from the ENLIGHTEN clinical development program in schizophrenia, and pharmacokinetic (PK) bridging data comparing ALKS 3831 and Zyprexa (olanzapine), to support an indication for schizophrenia. Progeroid Laminopathies are similar, caused by a number of mutations in the lamin A and/or Zmpste24 genes.

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BioSpace Movers & Shakers, Oct. 16

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Mukul Agarwal, former vice president of Corporate Development, at Forty Seven, Inc., Axovant – Kristin Vuori was named to the board of directors at Axovant Gene Therapies Ltd. Prior to joining Inozyme, Sabbagh served as the head of rare renal and musculoskeletal diseases research at Sanofi. Additionally, Parag V.

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Inozyme Pharma Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Provides Business Highlights

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for INZ-701 for the treatment of ENPP1 deficiency – The FDA grants rare pediatric disease designation to drugs for serious and life-threatening diseases in which the serious or life-threatening manifestations primarily affect children aged from birth through 18 years and affect fewer than 200,000 people in the U.S.

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GeneTx and Ultragenyx Announce Positive Interim Phase 1/2 Data on Investigational GTX-102 Demonstrating Improvement in Patients with Angelman Syndrome

The Pharma Data

Five patients between the ages of 5 and 15 with deletions in the maternal UBE3A gene region were enrolled in the first three cohorts and are included in the interim data analysis. Angelman syndrome is a rare, neurogenetic disorder caused by loss-of-function of the maternally inherited allele of the UBE3A gene. About Angelman Syndrome.

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