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?5 Things You Need to Know from Our Recent Gene Therapy Webinar

Worldwide Clinical Trials

At the end of May, we hosted a webinar titled “ Changing Times, Changing Therapies: Keeping Up with Advancements in Cell and Gene Therapies ” to provide a quick update on the latest advancements and ongoing in development of these advanced therapeutics. Around 40% of clinical holds are for gene therapy programs.

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Ancient viruses may hold key to gene therapy treatments

Drug Discovery World

Some have even been successfully harnessed as gene therapy vectors for the treatment of genetic diseases. . In the study, researchers used ‘fossilised’ virus DNA sequences contained within animal genomes to reconstruct the long-term evolutionary history of parvoviruses.

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Overcoming diverging regulatory expectations to bring CGTs to market

Drug Discovery World

Lung-I Cheng, Vice President and Head of Cell & Gene Therapy Service Line at AmerisourceBergen, and Cori Gorman, Senior Director of CMC and Regulatory Affairs at Biopharma Excellence, offer advice on navigating the different and sometimes contradictory regulatory requirements in the US and EU. billion in 2020 to $15.5

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Yapan Bio expands to a new process development facility in India 

Drug Discovery World

Yapan Bio has expanded its capabilities with a new process development facility at Genome Valley, Hyderabad, India, which has enhanced its ability to support end-to-end development and manufacturing of RNA, DNA and gene therapy products starting from plasmids. .

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Quantum physics helps destroy cancer cells

Scienmag

Researchers have found a way to enhance radiation therapy using novel iodine nanoparticles Credit: Mindy Takamiya/Kyoto University iCeMS Cancer cell death is triggered within three days when X-rays are shone onto tumor tissue containing iodine-carrying nanoparticles. The findings, by scientists at Kyoto […].

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

XTalks

The Burnaby, BC-based company developed the oral DNA-based vaccine using its proprietary bacTRL Gene Therapy Platform, which uses genetically modified bifidobacteria as carriers of genetic vaccine elements on a DNA plasmid. BacTRL Gene Therapy Platform. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. “We

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What is the Difference Between Biologics and Biosimilars?

Pharma Packaging Solutions

There are a few common types of biologics, including extracted (taken directly from a living system), semi-synthesized (produced with recombinant DNA technology), vaccines, and gene therapies. Biologics are drug products that are manufactured using materials from living sources. What are Biosimilars?