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The democratisation of cell and gene therapy

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Marc Hummersone, Senior Director of Research and Development (R&D) at Astrea Bioseparations, shares insight on the challenges and opportunities in cell and gene therapy (CGT) with DDW’s Megan Thomas. But the unpacked capsid can give rise to an immune response, which is not good for the patient.

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VBL craters as ovarian cancer gene therapy fails phase 3 test

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Shares in VBL Therapeutics have lost around 78% of their value in pre-market trading after the company reported a phase 3 trial of its lead gene therapy VB-111 for ovarian cancer failed a pivotal trial. The post VBL craters as ovarian cancer gene therapy fails phase 3 test appeared first on.

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Research partners advance AAV gene therapy for heart disease

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By enhancing the precision of gene delivery to heart muscle cells and evading the immune response, exoAAV technology has the potential to redefine the use of gene therapy in the cardiovascular disease field.

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2nd Gene Therapy Immunogenicity

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The 2 nd Gene Therapy Immunogenicity Summit is the industry’s definitive forum enabling you to better modulate, measure and predict immune response to your gene therapy candidate. Performances of biosafety analytical assays commonly used in gene therapy development.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

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DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. million price point per dose.

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UK MHRA grants authorisation for Moderna’s Covid-19 booster vaccine

Pharmaceutical Technology

In baseline seronegative subjects, the updated vaccine offered a superior neutralising antibody response against Omicron (BA.1) Irrespective of previous infection or age, the vaccine-induced potent neutralising antibody responses against the BA.4 1) versus the 50µg mRNA-1273 booster dose.

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Roche’s quantitative COVID-19 antibody test; Janssen buys a gene therapy asset; Zimmer Acquires A&E Medical; Glaucoma research study: Merck chooses TriNKET cancer immunotherapy program; Ovid fails Angelman phase 3 study

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Roche receives FDA authorization for the quantitative COVID-19 antibody test. Roche has got an authorization from the FDA for a more accurate COVID-19 blood test capable of measuring the levels of specific antibodies, which target the cell-unlocking spike protein of coronavirus. Janssen buys a gene therapy asset.