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Guide to using AAV vectors in gene therapy

Drug Discovery World

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. How is the titer determined?

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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

Drug Discovery World

NewBiologix is currently focused on recombinant adeno-associated virus (rAAV) vectors, the preferred delivery vehicle for gene therapies. Current gene and cell therapies primarily focus on rare diseases. Specifically, the company’s technologies will be applied to human (HEK-293) and mammalian (CHO) cell lines.

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Drug discovery’s senior appointments for Q4

Drug Discovery World

Genomics company Broken String Biosciences has expanded its senior leadership team with the appointments of Vincent Smith as Chief Technology Officer, Jessica Rich as VP Business Development, and Gavin Burns as Vice President of Quality and Operations. Enhanc3D Genomics has appointed Hazel Jones as its new Chief Operating Officer.

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San Diego zoo global biobanking advances wildlife conservation and human medicine worldwide

Scienmag

In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental mammal genomes, bringing the worldwide total to more than 250 In a study that has unprecedented implications to advance both medicine and biodiversity conservation, researchers have sequenced 131 new placental (..)

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Drug discovery’s latest top-level appointments

Drug Discovery World

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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FAIR Game: making data work harder in the race to market 

Drug Discovery World

For pharma and biotech companies – whether working on small or large molecule drugs, or cell and gene therapies – this means empowering scientists with better and faster data management approaches, best practices, and leading technologies so they can pinpoint new molecules and formulations and modify existing ones more easily and quickly.