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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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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

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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Evox Therapeutics acquires exosome AAV technology from Codiak

Drug Discovery World

This has been demonstrated to be an effective way to improve AAV delivery, to increase the breadth of expression in pre-clinical models, and to shield AAVs from neutralising antibodies. “We

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Advancements in upstream CLD for enhanced biotherapeutics production

Drug Discovery World

As the significance of large molecules continues to broaden across diverse modalities, emphasis on bispecific and multispecific antibodies to treat various disorders such as rheumatologic diseases, cancer, diabetes, anaemia, and infectious diseases becomes paramount. References Mistry RK, Kelsall E, Sou SN, et al.

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DDW top reads in 2023

Drug Discovery World

Other biotechnologies coming to the fore this year were antibody-drug conjugates and CRISPR gene editing. Three trends in the antibody-drug conjugate (ADC) market Antibody-drug conjugates are biopharmaceutical products in which a monoclonal antibody (mAB) is linked to a small molecule drug with a stable linker.

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Right on target: The shift to precision pharmaceuticals

Drug Discovery World

Artificial intelligence (AI), gene editing, synthetic biology and more, are beginning to prove their usefulness in drug design and development, taking therapies away from the one-size-fits-all approach, towards more definable targets that operate more effectively. There are myriad ways that this is being enabled.