Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 17, 2022

Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 17, 2021

LONDON–( BUSINESS WIRE )– Ixaka Ltd , an integrated cell and gene therapy company focused on the natural power of the body to cure disease, launches today. The new business will continue to develop Ixaka’s proprietary technologies – concentrated multi-cell therapies (MCTs) and targeted nanoparticle (TNP) therapeutics.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 5, 2022

The two partners will take an in vivo approach to the problem of so-called sensorineural hearing loss (SNHL) looking at ways to replace sound-detecting hair cells in the inner ear (cochlea) that become damaged in this type of deafness. An estimated 1.57 Astellas is already working on other approaches to treating hearing loss.

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Drug Discovery World

MARCH 26, 2024

DDW’s Megan Thomas caught up with Oliver Rausch, Chief Scientific Officer at Storm Therapeutics, following the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024, a global meeting focusing on promising new anticancer targets and agents, focusing on those in early phase clinical development. MT: What’s next for STORM’s research?

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 23, 2021

Vertex Pharma has ramped up its involvement in gene-editing medicines for the second time in a week, paying Obsidian Therapeutics $75 million upfront to access its technology platform. . Vertex is also offering up to $1.3 For example, adding a small-molecule might stabilise the medicine, allowing levels of the target protein to increase.

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 20, 2023

2,3 These data are among a Zolgensma data set being presented during the 2023 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical and Scientific Conference, which also include, in part, real-world evidence data from the RESTORE registry. Children in LT-001 treated after SMA symptom onset maintained or achieved additional milestones up to 7.5

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 13, 2020

“Our company and R&D portfolio are entering into an exciting phase, as evidenced by the recent close of Series B financing and submission of the first gene editing product IND in China,” said Dong Wei, Ph.D.?CEO Dr. Zhang has around 20 years of experience in research and drug development in both industry and academia in the US.

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Pharma Marketing Network

DECEMBER 21, 2020

those that modify the expression of an individual’s genes or repair abnormal genes) has entered clinical practice, including 11 RNA therapeutics, 2 in vivo gene therapies, and 2 gene-modified cell therapies. Here are 5 considerations when developing a communications strategy for a novel genetic medicine. #1.

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XTalks

FEBRUARY 10, 2023

According to a recent review published in Nature , as of April 2022 almost 1,800 active cell therapy clinical trials were listed in ClinicalTrials.gov, a 33 percent increase from 2021. The rapidly expanding landscape of cell therapy trials has put an operational strain on many clinical sites due to limited resources and infrastructure. “In

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 2, 2023

Scientific and clinical data presented at the conference clearly builds on decades of research and insight gained in HSCT experience. As we begin to sketch in the structure of this picture of a new way of clinical practice, we’re getting some specific areas detailed finely.

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Drug Discovery World

JUNE 16, 2023

The International Society for Cellular Therapy (ISCT) is a global society of clinicians, regulators, technologists, and industry partners with a shared mission to drive the translation of all cell and gene (CGT) therapies for the benefit of patients worldwide. DDW’s Megan Thomas heard from attendees about key trends in the sector.

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Drug Discovery World

JULY 3, 2023

This was centred around pre-clinical models (in vitro and in vivo) to support discovery and development, re-entering the fray with costimulatory agonists, and clinical development strategies for combinations with immune cell engagers​.

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The Pharma Data

DECEMBER 9, 2020

The Chinese biopharmaceutical industry is growing in leaps and bounds, but there is still a huge unmet need when it comes to getting patients access to the breakthrough therapeutic modalities and platforms like RNAi, cell and gene therapy and others. A solution could be at hand with Overland Pharmaceuticals.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

Further studies elucidating the role of tumour microenvironment and its immunosuppressive elements including tumour associated macrophages have shown encouraging results in improving the efficacy of IO therapies. Over 250 clinical trials are currently in progress, and novel immuno-oncological treatments are already proving to be successful.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 30, 2023

GSK has developed high-throughput mammalian and E. DDW’s Megan Thomas attended PEGS Europe 2023 in Lisbon, Portugal, from Tuesday 14 November to Thursday 16 November 2023. The company’s goal is to accelerate functional characterisation and shortenoptimisation time in antibody discovery and t-cell workflows.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 14, 2023

Also in July 2023, Alexion, AstraZeneca Rare Disease (Alexion) and Pfizer entered into an agreement for Alexion to purchase and license the assets of Pfizer’s early-stage rare disease gene therapy portfolio for a total consideration of up to $1bn, plus tiered royalties on sales. billion, a decrease of $15.0 Vaccines were up 9.1%

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 10, 2021

The Company is required to develop and submit to the FDA an improved potency assay prior to enrolling the efficacy phase of the RUBY trial. EDIT-301 is an experimental, ex vivo gene editing cell medicine in development for the treatment of sickle cell disease.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 15, 2020

The award honors McHutchison’s work in developing life-changing and curative therapies for patients with the hepatitis C virus. Axovant – Kristin Vuori was named to the board of directors at Axovant Gene Therapies Ltd. OncoSec Medical – Sanda Aung was named chief clinical development officer for OncoSec Medical Incorporated.

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Drug Discovery World

JANUARY 17, 2024

Challenges in the Oncology Clinical Trials Space The oncology market is a key growth driver for the pharma industry, with global drug revenues expected to reach US$390 billion by 2027 and the annual number of new cancer cases set to grow from 18 to 27 million by 2040 1,2.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

On Day 3, Thursday 16 November 2023, the tracks include: the second part of machine learning for protein engineering, antibodies against membrane protein targets, engineering bispecific antibodies, next-generation immunotherapies, protein stability and formulation, and protein process development.

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The Pharma Data

OCTOBER 26, 2020

The treatment induced HPV-specific T-cell responses and was associated with increased levels of immune cell infiltration in the tumors and expression of genes associated with activation of the immune system. Key findings of the trial: . – .

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