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Xcell and aCGT Vector partner on cell and gene therapy development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Pharmaceutical companies Xcell Biosciences (Xcellbio) and aCGT Vector have partnered to expedite the development of cell and gene therapies. The two companies will aim to improve the manufacturing and analytic procedures used to develop personalised cell and gene therapies to treat cancer patients.

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Circio debuts proof-of-concept for circVec gene therapy at ASGCT 2024

BioPharma Reporter

Circio, a biotech firm specializing in circular RNA-based gene therapy, has unveiled two posters showcasing in vivo proof-of-concept for its circVec platform at ASGCT 2024.

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$175M financing will support development of in vivo CAR-T therapies

Drug Discovery World

The proceeds will be used to advance CPTX2309, Capstan’s lead in vivo chimeric antigen receptor T cell (CAR-T) candidate, to early clinical proof-of-concept in autoimmune disorders, and to further develop Capstan’s tLNP pipeline. Biotechnology company Capstan Therapeutics has raised $175 million in an oversubscribed Series B financing.

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€30m raised for first-in-class in vivo cell reprogramming platform

Drug Discovery World

Biotech Asgard Therapeutics has closed a €30 million Series A financing to support the development of its lead programme, AT-108. AT-108 is a first-in-class, off-the-shelf gene therapy that directly reprogrammes tumour cells into antigen-presenting dendritic cells, ultimately leading to a personalised anti-tumour immune response.

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Avrobio receives orphan drug designation for Hunter syndrome gene therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

Avrobio has received orphan drug designation for its gene therapy, AVR-RD-05, from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to treat mucopolysaccharidosis type II (MPSII) or Hunter syndrome. The company noted that this gene therapy is the fourth one to receive orphan drug designation.

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Takeda discontinuing in AAV and rare haematology disease markets

Pharmaceutical Technology

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.

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Lyfgenia and Casgevy Become First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

XTalks

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. The landmark approvals were awarded to bluebird bio’s Lyfgenia (lovo-cel) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics’ jointly developed Casgevy (exa-cel).