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COVID prompts another milestone, as India clears first DNA vaccine

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The COVID-19 pandemic accelerated the development of mRNA-based vaccines, and its influence has now extended to DNA-based shots as well, with Zydus Cadila’s ZyCoV-D getting emergency use authorisation in India. Proponents of the approach claim that DNA vaccines may have advantages over other technologies like mRNA.

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Rome Therapeutics raises $77m for junk DNA-targeting drugs

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Startup Rome Therapeutics has raised $77 million in second-round financing to help mine sequences of DNA – which were dismissed for years as ‘junk’ – for hidden treasure. Much of this repeatome is thought to derive from viruses that embedded in our DNA millions of years ago.

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Leading innovators in coronavirus vaccine components

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Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. The vaccine also contains other inactive ingredients such as cholesterol.

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Symvivo’s Oral COVID-19 Vaccine Enters Clinical Trials

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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. Related: Red Meat Allergy Test Gets FDA Clearance. “We

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INOVIO Announces Publication of Phase 1 Data from its COVID-19 DNA Vaccine Candidate, INO-4800 in The Lancet’s EClinicalMedicine

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” Dr. Stanley Plotkin , Professor Emeritus at The Wistar Institute, said, “INOVIO’s DNA vaccine appeared to be quite safe with few significant reactions but yet induced both antibody and T cell responses to SARS-CoV-2.” About INOVIO’s DNA Medicines Platform. mg and 2.0

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Moderna’s founder launches Laronde, promising new ‘Endless RNA’ drug class

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Laronde thinks that its new class of RNA – a transcript of DNA that can be read by the body and turned into proteins – will cut the number of injections required as the body will actively make the disease-fighting protein instead of passively requiring top-ups.

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

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Further, some patients are still hesitant to go into the clinic, and the prevalence of misinformation from the pandemic has led to greater concerns about therapies like gene therapies and the impact they fear it will have on their RNA/DNA. IBCs perform a full risk assessment and propose solutions to mitigate the risks.