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Laurus Labs and IIT Kanpur partner for new gene therapy products

Pharmaceutical Technology

Indian pharmaceutical company Laurus Labs has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) to bring new gene therapy products to the market. The company will also establish a GMP facility at IIT Kanpur’s Techno Park facility.

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Novartis adds gene therapy for blindness with Gyroscope buy

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Gyroscope Therapeutics and its gene therapy for the sight-robbing disease geographic atrophy (GA) has been acquired by a big pharma company – but likely not the one you would expect. The post Novartis adds gene therapy for blindness with Gyroscope buy appeared first on.

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Europe: Where is the drug discovery innovation?

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A more established Amsterdam-based enterprise is gene therapy company uniQure, developer of etranacogene dezaparvovec, the first gene therapy for haemophilia B, which was approved for use in the US in November 2022 and in the EU in February 2023. The CDD will sponsor and manage KWF-supported trials.

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Where is the drug discovery expertise happening in the UK?

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Dr Salako says there are some clear fields of work associated with different areas, which include: Hertfordshire as a cell and gene therapy hub, with a number of companies in this space clustered around Stevenage. This includes support for export and expansion into new territories as well as for innovation and development.

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The new pharma collaborations driving transformative research in oncology

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As of 2018, there were over 1,100 cancer therapies in development, and as of 2020, 362 of them were cell and gene therapies. Many novel therapies have been successfully developed through such partnerships. Case Study: From Technology Agreement to co-development and co-commercialisation partnership.

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UCB revs up its gene therapy drive with Handl acquisition

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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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European Commission vs Big Pharma, or profit vs access?  

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Antibiotic development According to Politico, the European Medicines Agency is investigating a chronic shortage in antibiotics across Europe, where almost every country is reporting gaps in supplies – 25 out of the 27 EU countries have reported local shortages, the agency’s Chief Medical Officer, Steffen Thirstrup, told a press briefing 6.