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Identify and Validate Innovative Peptides for the Treatment of Obesity

The Pharma Data

Boehringer Ingelheim and Gubra today announced a new research and licensing agreement focused on the identification and validation of targets and innovative peptide compounds for the treatment of obesity. Senior Vice President and Global Head of Cardiometabolic Diseases Research, Boehringer Ingelheim. population will have obesity.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

This area of medicine, which turns our own bodies into agents of combat to fight disease, has quickly become one of the most promising fields in treating deadly diseases such as cancer, central nervous system disorders and even musculoskeletal conditions. . Last year saw the sector surge, with levels of investment hitting an all-time high at $22.7

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Scaling up: The need for human cells to give better access to cell therapies

Drug Discovery World

For example, Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ stem-cell treatment for sickle-cell disease and transfusion-dependent β-thalassemia was authorised by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) in November 2023, making it the first licensed therapy that uses the gene-editing tool CRISPR to help treat patients.