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Forge Biologics and Labcorp partner for gene therapies development

Pharmaceutical Technology

Forge Biologics and global life sciences company Labcorp have announced a strategic adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy development and manufacturing collaboration. This will improve accessibility to services for AAV-mediated gene therapy programmes.

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Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium Selects 8 Rare Diseases for Clinical Trial Portfolio

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The Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) announced this week that the Accelerating Medicines Partnership Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium (AMP BGTC) has selected eight rare diseases for its clinical trial portfolio. As such, rare disease patients and their families often face little hope for effective treatments.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. million price point per dose.

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After 2022 interest rate hikes spook investors, pharma M&A to resurge in late 2023

Pharmaceutical Technology

PWC predicts deal volumes to resemble prior years with the effect of the US Inflation Reduction Act on pricing better understood and less uncertainty surrounding business conditions, according to an article entitled Pharmaceutical & Life Sciences: US Deals 2023 Outlook published on the company’s website.

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Amtagvi (Lifileucel) Scores Landmark Win as First FDA-Approved T-Cell Therapy for a Solid Tumor

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The company expects the average manufacturing turnaround time to be 34 days, which is from when a tumor sample reaches the manufacturing facility to final release of the product, but without taking into account delivery times.

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J&J’s Carvykti and BMS’ Abecma Win FDA Approvals for Earlier Use in Multiple Myeloma

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In last month’s call, Legend CEO Ying Huang, PhD, shared that the partners are aiming to increase manufacturing capacity at their New Jersey plant. 2seventy has been used to the struggles ever since it spun out of gene therapy biotech bluebird bio. In addition, the companies are also gunning for a first-line setting approval.

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High biologics demand spurs need for greater contract manufacturing

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biologics are costly to produce and sell, and the more recent modalities, such as cell and gene therapies, can be difficult to manufacture. There are fewer sites for cell and gene therapies and vaccines – 90 companies with 127 facilities, as per GlobalData figures.