article thumbnail

Astellas to support development of Taysha’s gene therapy programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ast ellas Pharma has announced plans to make a strategic investment to back the development of Taysha Gene Therapies’ adeno-associated virus (AAV) development programmes for Rett syndrome and giant axonal neuropathy (GAN). This would allow the companies to boost the development of new therapy options for Rett syndrome and GAN patients.

article thumbnail

Forge Biologics joins BGTC for new AAV gene therapies development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Forge Biologics has joined the public-private collaboration, the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (BGTC), to expedite the development and manufacture of new AAV [adeno-associated virus] gene therapies to treat patients with rare diseases. Shilling was appointed to represent the company on the steering committee of the BGTC.

Insiders

Sign Up for our Newsletter

This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.

article thumbnail

Leveraging Genetic Testing for Enrolling Rare Disease Trials

Worldwide Clinical Trials

Much of what we discuss I covered in my presentation, “Leveraging Genetics to Support Rare Disease Clinical Trials,” at last year’s World Orphan Drug Congress (WODC) EU. As a board-eligible genetic counselor, I believe that genetic counselors should also be involved since they are integral to the patient’s diagnostic odyssey.

Genetics 184
article thumbnail

New White Paper on Advanced Therapies Sets up Developers for Success

XTalks

A tiny child with a devastating genetic disease who wasn’t supposed to blow out the candles on his first birthday cake. Gene-altering and other advanced medicines are radically rewriting the future for people with some of the rarest, and most devastating, diseases on earth. “They called him ‘The Boy.’

article thumbnail

Merck and Orna partner for RNA technology-based vaccines and therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. These programmes will include therapies and vaccines in infectious disease and oncology areas.

RNA 147
article thumbnail

Gene Therapy and Pharmacokinetics

Camargo

How and When to Incorporate PK Design into Your Gene Therapy Development Plan. While most gene therapy clinical studies are ongoing, a number of products are in advanced clinical development, and several are approved by FDA. PK Planning for Gene Therapy Development Programs. Senior Director, Clinical Pharmacology.

article thumbnail

Transcending expectations for cell & gene therapy development

Drug Discovery World

However, the speed at which CGT products can impact healthcare depends on how the industry will navigate novel challenges and risks from the nascent field of CGT development. There are over 7,000 genetic diseases that could potentially be cured using gene therapy 10. Methods& clinical development, 21,524–529.