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COVID prompts another milestone, as India clears first DNA vaccine

pharmaphorum

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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Risk Assessment for use of Engineered Genetic Materials in Clinical Research

Advarra

The use of engineered genetic materials in clinical trials is rapidly expanding, with potential applications for genetic vaccines, gene-modified cellular therapies, and gene therapies. A key part of the IBC’s evaluation is assessing the risks posed by the engineered genetic materials.

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Genetic Vaccine Development for Infectious Diseases Summit

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A combination of urgent need, unprecedented investments, and advances in genetic engineering has allowed what was once mere speculation to become not only our reality, but our future. Define clinically meaningful endpoints to successfully develop and safely deliver optimal doses for public use.

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Leading innovators in IgG gene expressing animal models for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

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. IgG antibody responses are a useful marker of antigen exposure to diagnose immunodeficiency.

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CRISPR Therapeutics begins natural killer cell cancer tie-up with Nkarta

pharmaphorum

Gene editing firm CRISPR Therapeutics has announced a collaboration with US biotech Nkarta to develop natural killer (NK) cell therapies for cancer. Under the agreement, the companies will co-develop and co-market two CAR NK cell product candidates, one targeting the CD70 tumour antigen and the other target to be determined.

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Leading innovators in zinc-finger nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

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 company's lead asset involving this technology is isaralgagene civaparvovec (ST 920).

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How single-use technologies can improve antibodies production  

Drug Discovery World

However, despite these advancements in process optimisation and cell culture engineering, there remain areas that we need to improve. AEX chromatography has primarily been used in the polishing AEX step for the removal of impurities, such as DNA, HCP, etc., RA: What are some of the current limitations for producing mAbs?