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Eledon’s Antibody Aids First Gene-Edited, Pig-to-Human Kidney Transplant

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Tegoprubart, Eledon Pharmaceuticals’ experimental anti-CD40L antibody, was part of the immunosuppressive treatment regimen used following the first-ever transplant of a kidney from a genetically modified pig to a human.

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Partners explore NK cell therapy and bispecific antibodies combination

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ONK Therapeutics and NAYA Biosciences have agreed to develop a combination therapy of ONK’s optimally-engineered natural killer (NK) cell therapies and NAYA’s FLEX-NK bispecific antibodies. The post Partners explore NK cell therapy and bispecific antibodies combination appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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AstraZeneca pays record 660% premium for gene editing company LogicBio

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AstraZeneca’s rare disease firm Alexion is set to expand its genomic medicine portfolio with the acquisition of gene editing specialist LogicBio Therapeutics, in a deal worth approximately $68 million. The post AstraZeneca pays record 660% premium for gene editing company LogicBio appeared first on.

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ICYMI: Biopharma News You Might Have Missed This Week

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Read about TFF Pharmaceuticals and Augmenta Bioworks' dry powder COVID-19 antibody formula, the world's first gene editing clinical trial for PKU, Bayer's COVID-19 vaccine and other key developments in life sciences research.

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Turning science into business: An optimised alternative to antibodies

Drug Discovery World

I quickly recognised the commercial value of aptamers as being able to address the gap in the market where antibodies fail to perform, and together we established the business to begin aptamer development. What advantages do they offer over antibodies?   DS: How are aptamers currently used in the development of precision treatments?

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Six March 2024 deals advancing drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

Allogene Therapeutics and Arbor Biotechnologies Biotechnology companies Allogene Therapeutics and Arbor Biotechnologies entered a non-exclusive, global gene editing licensing agreement for use of Arbor’s proprietary CRISPR gene-editing technology in Allogene’s AlloCAR T platform for the treatment of autoimmune disease (AID).

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Leading innovators in CRISPR nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

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Adeno-associated virus vectors, alcohol dehydrogenase compositions, and antibody serum stabilisers are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. Among maturing innovation areas are anti-influenza antibody compositions and anti-interleukin-1, which are now well established in the industry.

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