XTalks

JUNE 28, 2023

Gene therapies for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD) have been an area of intense research and Sarepta’s Elevidys is now the first one to be approved by the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA). It is indicated for patients who do not have a pre-existing medical reason preventing treatment with the therapy.

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pharmaphorum

AUGUST 26, 2022

BioMarin Pharma has its landmark first approval for Roctavian – the first for a haemophilia gene therapy – and will now have to see if that can convert that into a viable business in Europe. For now, the list price hasn’t been set and will depend on discussions with reimbursement authorities, according to the biotech.

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XTalks

AUGUST 30, 2022

The hemophilia A gene therapy Roctavian delivers a functional gene to enable the body to make an essential blood clotting protein on its own. A lack of sufficient functioning factor VIII and factor IX blood clotting proteins would result in the development of hemophilia A and hemophilia B, respectively.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 8, 2020

has announced that it has acquired the rights to an investigational gene therapy, HMR59, from Hemera Biosciences, LLC designed to help treat a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The gene therapy was developed to treat both dry and wet macular degeneration. Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Roots Analysis

NOVEMBER 30, 2021

Bioassay – A Prerequisite for the Cell and Gene Therapy Development. Over the past few years, investigational new drug (IND) filings for cell and gene therapy product have significantly increased. Companies Offering Bioassay Services for Cell and Gene Therapies.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 6, 2022

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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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 12, 2020

UCB has made a new foray into the gene therapy space, buying fellow Belgium-based company Handl to get control of its adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid delivery platform and two research programmes in neurodegenerative diseases. The post UCB revs up its gene therapy drive with Handl acquisition appeared first on.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 8, 2020

has announced that it has acquired the rights to an investigational gene therapy, HMR59, from Hemera Biosciences, LLC designed to help treat a severe form of age-related macular degeneration (AMD). The gene therapy was developed to treat both dry and wet macular degeneration. Janssen Pharmaceuticals Inc.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 3, 2023

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: The company now has clients across big pharma.

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Delveinsight

DECEMBER 3, 2020

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.

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XTalks

MAY 9, 2024

Genmab, a trailblazer in the field of antibody therapeutics, celebrates this milestone by reflecting on its impressive journey from a small-scale startup to a global leader in cancer treatment and beyond. Since then, innovative science has been at Genmab’s core, as we harness the power of human antibodies to improve the lives of patients.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

MAY 30, 2024

Tofersen (Intrathecal injection) This is an antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) that targets SOD1 mRNA to reduce the synthesis of SOD1 protein. An area of interest has been deciphering ALS’s genetic underpinnings and delivering functional copies of dysfunctional genes to the patient.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 4, 2023

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. There are two main genes in the AAV genome, rep and cap, which encode nine different proteins.

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Delveinsight

DECEMBER 22, 2020

FDA Puts uniQure’s Hemophilia B Gene Therapy on Leash. In a recent, uniQure faced backlash after its hemophilia B gene therapy got hit with clinical hold by the USFDA. . The Hemophilia B market has several therapies, however, no therapy has been able to kill the disease from its root.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 7, 2024

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong speaks to David Chau , Global Bioprocess Application Specialist, Separation and Purification Sciences Division, 3M, about challenges in producing monoclonal antibodies (mAbs) and how single-use technologies can simplify processes. RA: What are some of the current limitations for producing mAbs?

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pharmaphorum

JUNE 17, 2021

Biogen has four other Alzheimer’s candidates in its clinical pipeline behind recently-approved Aduhelm, but one of them – anti-tau antibody gosuranemab – has just been canned. In Alzheimer’s, the protein runs amok, forming tangles that have been linked to cell damage and neuronal death.

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Delveinsight

DECEMBER 10, 2020

Warding off Type 1 diabetes by aiming a T-cell protein. Scientists at the University of Utah School of Medicine have found a way to control that autoimmune response by aiming a protein that is vital for T-cell activation. The protein is known as OCA-B. UniQure/CSL haemophilia B gene therapy curbs bleeding in phase 3.

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pharmaphorum

JULY 26, 2022

At a basic level, the virus’s protein ‘coat’ and the enzymes it uses to gain control of the host cell’s DNA mutate frequently, making it difficult to target with therapeutics. The team found that HIV Pol is formed by two proteins bound together, which was unexpected as other similar viral proteins are single-protein assemblies.

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Drug Discovery World

MAY 11, 2023

Kerstin Pohl , Senior Global Marketing Manager, Gene Therapy & Nucleic Acid at SCIEX, looks at the application of liquid chromatography-mass spectrometry for analysing host cell proteins. Host cell proteins (HCPs) – proteins derived from the host cells used for viral production—are one class of process-related impurities.

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The Pharma Data

MAY 14, 2021

Delayed second Pfizer COVID-19 shot produces more antibodies -study ( Reuters ). Chugai Presses on with Japan Development of 3 COVID-19 Drugs, Aims for Antibody Cocktail Filing in 2021: President ( PharmaJapan ). Coronavirus Pandemic. Pharma & Biotech. Medtech.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 3, 2022

Al Sandrock’s shock departure from Biogen in November sparked speculation about where he would show up next, and the answer came in today – gene therapy specialist Voyager Therapeutics. The setbacks effectively sent Voyager back to being a preclinical-stage company however, setting it back years from bringing therapies to market.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 3, 2024

In the last few years, immunotherapies like immune checkpoint inhibitors, vaccines and cell and gene therapies have revolutionised the treatment of cancer, and targeted drugs like monoclonal antibodies (mAbs), poly-ADP ribose polymerase (PARP) inhibitors and targeted protein degraders are also playing an important role.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 27, 2023

National Resilience will use the funding to establish a significant domestic biomanufacturing capacity and capabilities for vaccines, nucleic acids including mRNA, and biologics including antibodies, proteins and multi-specifics. Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 20, 2023

The latest acquisitions and strategic partnerships in the drug discovery and development sector reveal the areas where companies predict significant growth in the near future: proteomics, CAR-T, antibody discovery, artificial intelligence (AI) and microbiomics. We aim to continue to ‘open up’ the druggable antibody space.”

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Roots Analysis

MAY 21, 2024

LNPs comprise of a lipid bilayer that surrounds a hydrophobic core, which can be loaded with therapeutic agents ( such as drugs, genetic material and proteins ). Several LNP-based therapies are currently being evaluated in the clinical trials; majority of these are conducted for treating breast cancer, ovarian cancer and lung cancer.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 8, 2023

Svea Cheeseman , Refeyn, explains why better efficiency is needed to advance the production of viral vectors for use in gene therapies. Adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) are a promising, widely used vector for delivering gene therapies. A crucial part of the AAV workflow is the purification of viral vectors.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

AUGUST 23, 2022

It comprises messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) that encodes for the initial spike protein of SARS-CoV-2 along with mRNA that encodes for Omicron BA.4/BA.5 5 variant spike protein. According to pre-clinical findings, a booster dose of this vaccine elicited a robust neutralising antibody response against the variants Omicron BA.1,

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The Pharma Data

FEBRUARY 1, 2021

The FDA issued straight-to-final guidance that provides sponsors of monoclonal antibody and other therapeutic protein COVID-19 treatments with recommendations for potency assays to ensure consistent product quality. The guidance does not cover vaccines, hyperimmune globulins, gene therapies, cell therapies or convalescent plasma.

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Delveinsight

JANUARY 12, 2021

Birinapant is a clinical-stage SMAC mimetic that degrades Inhibitors of Apoptosis Proteins (IAPs) by binding to them, ultimately leading to cell death in tumor cells. It is an IgM antibody targeting Death Receptor 5 (DR5), and IGM is hoping to test Birinapant with IGM-8444 for the treatment of solid cancers later this year.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 13, 2023

Ahead of protein and antibody engineering conference PEGS Europe 2024 in Lisbon, DDW’s Megan Thomas looks at what to expect from each track of the annual biologics technology meeting. Ali Madani, PhD, Founder and CEO, Profluent Bio, on: ‘Protein engineering with large language models’.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

5 Omicron variants’ spike protein and 25µg encoding for the virus’ initial strain. Additionally, 28 days following inoculation, this vaccine showed enhanced neutralising antibody responses against Omicron BA.4/BA.5 Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva. 1 subvariant.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 13, 2022

Sanofi has joined a growing list of drugmakers going after alpha-synuclein targeting drugs for Parkinson’s disease, licensing a bispecific antibody from South Korea’s ABL Bio in a deal that could be worth more than $1 billion. An AbbVie antibody called ABBV-0805 successfully cleared a phase 1 trial but seems to have been shelved.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 9, 2021

(NASDAQ: BMRN) today announced positive topline results from its ongoing global Phase 3 GENEr8-1 study of valoctocogene roxaparvovec, an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of adults with severe hemophilia A. This is the largest global Phase 3 study to date for any gene therapy in any indication, with 134 participants.

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Delveinsight

AUGUST 26, 2021

Shape Therapeutics inks gene therapy deal with Roche worth up to USD 3 Billion. Seattle biotech firm Shape Therapeutics has signed a deal potentially exceeding USD 3 billion with pharma giant Roche to bolster the development of gene therapies for Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease.

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Advarra

JANUARY 11, 2024

Adoptive T Cell therapies, therapeutic antibodies, and immunomodulatory proteins represent just some of the potentially beneficial treatment strategies for successful mRNA cancer trials. One strategy proposed the use of synthetic mRNA or modified mRNA analogs, which can enhance the stability and protein expression of mRNA.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 21, 2022

The pharma company has decided to end its collaboration with Swedish biotech BioArctic on alpha-synuclein-targeting antibody ABBV-0805, which was in early-stage clinical testing, as well as a portfolio of follow-up antibodies. AZ/Takeda are meanwhile running phase 2 trials of their MEDI 1342 antibody candidate.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 2, 2021

The drug – called UCB0599 – targets a protein called alpha synuclein that tends to get misfolded and accumulates into clumps in the brains of Parkinson’s patients, and is thought to damage neurons – somewhat analogous to amyloid and tau proteins in Alzheimer’s disease.

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