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CAMP4’s funding influx paves the way for tapping regulatory RNA to treat urea cycle disorders

Pharmaceutical Technology

In preparation for this, drug manufacturing will begin later this year and will be outsourced to external contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs). The most common marketed drugs in this space aim to address the hyperammonaemia caused by the defective genes in this disorder.

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Lifebit announce partnership to capture transformational value of health data

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to build a scalable data, analytics, and infrastructure platform This collaboration aims at capturing translational disease insights from large external healthcare biobanks and maximizing value of data for drug discovery and precision medicine. Boehringer Ingelheim partners with Lifebit Biotech, Ltd. More information at www.lifebit.ai.

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Next Generation Sequencing (NGS) Library Preparation Kits Market: Current Scenario and Future Potential

Roots Analysis

Since the introduction of a gene sequencing method by Frederick Sanger in 1977, the field of genomic data collection and analysis has evolved significantly. Moreover, the manual protocols require extensive manipulation, costly reagents and long duration of skilled genomic library production. Nanoparticles Contract Manufacturing.

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UCB revs up its gene therapy drive with Handl acquisition

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In 2018, it bought Element Genomics – a spin-out of Duke University in the US – to add genome-editing technologies, and has also been growing its internal exercise at its Boston R&D hub, although so far it hasn’t advanced and gene therapies into clinical development.

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BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ENTERS GLOBAL LICENSING AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE INNOVATIVE ANTIBODIES FROM A*STAR FOR TARGETED CANCER THERAPIES

The Pharma Data

Boehringer Ingelheim aims to use these antibodies to direct therapeutic effector mechanisms such as antibody-drug conjugates (ADCs) and T-cell engagers exclusively to tumor cells, and to that end develop a range of highly targeted cancer treatments.

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Boehringer Ingelheim and Twist Bioscience Enter Therapeutic Antibody Discovery Collaboration

The Pharma Data

“Boehringer Ingelheim believes Twist’s ability to generate potent, diverse therapeutic antibodies by mining its comprehensive libraries, combined with our extensive capabilities and experience in drug discovery and development, will enable us to deliver breakthrough opportunities to patients,” said Clive R. Wood, Ph.D., Leproust, Ph.D.,

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. Among these include Zolgensma, Novartis’ gene therapy drug for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA), which made headlines in the UK for its £1.79 million price point per dose.