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Guide to using AAV vectors in gene therapy

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In 2023, DDW hosted a webinar, ‘A comprehensive guide to using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in gene therapy’, supported by Azenta Life Sciences. AAV is optimal for gene therapy due to its efficiency and safety in humans; however, AAV processes can present obstacles for researchers. Why are those important?

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Guide to using AAV vectors in gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

Earlier this year, DDW hosted a webinar, ‘A comprehensive guide to using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in gene therapy’, supported by Azenta Life Sciences. AAV is optimal for gene therapy due to its efficiency and safety in humans; however, AAV processes can present obstacles for researchers.

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Start-up hopes to boost production of viral vectors for ATMPs

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New South African company NewBiologix has launched with the aim of developing a proprietary and breakthrough platform for the advanced engineering of cell lines used to manufacture gene and cell therapies. Current gene and cell therapies primarily focus on rare diseases.

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Drug discovery deals highlight key growth areas

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GenomeFrontier partners with BioCina on CAR-T therapy CDMO BioCina and GenomeFrontier Therapeutics will partner on the development of virus-free CAR-T products for cancer treatment. BioCina will provide process development and GMP manufacturing for Minicircle DNA and Plasmid DNA.

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Drug discovery’s latest top-level appointments

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Jean-Baptiste Agnus, Chief Business Officer, and Peter Carbone, Chief Quality Officer, KBI Biopharma: Agnus brings more than two decades of experience in the biopharmaceutical industry with expertise in biologics, small molecule APIs, antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs), and cell and gene therapies.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 2

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Klaus Wagenbauer, PhD, Founder & CEO, Plectonic, on: ‘Programmable DNA-origami-based T cell engagers: PTE’. Marine Houdou, Genetic Engineering Specialist, Polyplus, on: ‘From modular DNA assembly to recombinant protein production at Polyplus’. The session ends with two presentations and two luncheon presentations.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 3

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Novel/alternative ML-enabled screening technologies for higher POS Following chairperson’s remarks from M Frank Erasmus, PhD, Head, Bioinformatics, Specifica, there will be four presentations and a panel discussion.

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