Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 17, 2022

BRCA1 (BReast CAncer Gene 1), a key gene that becomes faulty in some instances, leading to breast and ovarian cancer, plays an important role in the body's DNA repair mechanisms. BRCA1, once mutated, can cause cancer to develop.

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 22, 2023

Mount Sinai researchers have published a study in Alzheimer's & Dementia: The Journal of the Alzheimer's Association that sheds new light on the role of DNA methylation in Alzheimer's disease (AD).

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 29, 2022

Using artificial intelligence, researchers at Chalmers University of Technology, Sweden have succeeded in designing synthetic DNA that controls the cells’ protein production. . The technology can contribute to the development and production of vaccines and drugs for severe diseases much faster and at lower cost. .

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Pharmaceutical Technology

JUNE 8, 2023

Biotechnology company Hopewell Therapeutics has raised $25m in seed financing to accelerate the development of next-generation lipid nanoparticles for targeted delivery of genomic medicines. Hopewell Therapeutics is engaged in discovering, synthesising and developing advanced ttLNPs to provide next-generation genomic medicines.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

Moderna has entered a strategic research and development partnership with ElevateBio’s Life Edit Therapeutics to discover and develop new in-vivo mRNA gene editing therapies. Moderna will also assume further development, manufacturing, and commercialisation responsibilities on exercising a target option.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 23, 2021

CRISPR gene editing has transformed research, but it is not perfect, and can sometimes target unintended genes; to watch CRISPR enzymes respond to different genes, Leipzig University researchers developed a new method using DNA origami and were able to me Credit: Image courtesy of Julene Madariaga Marcos.

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Bio Pharma Dive

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

The RNA drug developer is paying the richly-funded startup $80 million in a wide-ranging alliance that marks its first foray into DNA editing medicines.

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Scienmag

MAY 6, 2021

Jude Children’s Research Hospital scientists have developed a highly efficient method to address a major challenge in biology–identifying the genetic ‘switches’ that regulate gene expression. Credit: St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital St.

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STAT News

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Scientists rely on gene synthesis technologies as a research tool for everything from basic research to vaccine development and drug target identification. Ever since the inception of gene synthesis, there have been concerns about possible misuse of synthetic genes.

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Medical Xpress

MAY 10, 2023

How colorectal cancer develops is not well understood, but a team led by researchers at Baylor College of Medicine reports in the Journal of Experimental & Clinical Cancer Research that silencing the gene p16, even though the DNA itself does not change, can drive colorectal cancer progression in animal models.

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Medical Xpress

NOVEMBER 15, 2022

Error-prone DNA replication and repair may lead to mutations and cancer in individuals who inherit a mutant copy of the BRCA1 gene, according to a new study by Weill Cornell Medicine investigators. The discovery has potential implications for preventing the development of cancer in patients with these mutations.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 28, 2023

Vertex Pharmaceuticals has signed a new non-exclusive licensing agreement with CRISPR Therapeutics to expedite the development of its hypoimmune cell therapies to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D). The gene-editing technology allows for precise, directed changes to genomic DNA. The system comprises the Cas9 enzyme and a guide RNA.

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Drug Discovery World

APRIL 19, 2023

Scientists at The Institute of Cancer Research, London, are teaming up with small molecule neoantigen immuno-oncology company NeoPhore to develop new potential cancer drugs. Image: Human breast cancer cells stained for DNA (red). New treatments aim to take advantage in cancer cells’ DNA repair mechanisms.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

MARCH 24, 2023

Moderna has entered a strategic partnership with Generation Bio for the development of non-viral genetic medicines. The collaboration aims to expand each company’s platform application through the development of new nucleic acid therapeutics, and to expedite their respective non-viral genetic medicines pipelines.

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STAT News

SEPTEMBER 20, 2022

A new CRISPR startup — backed by some big names in venture capital — is planning to develop gene-editing treatments that can insert a genetic sequence of any length, at any location in the DNA strand, according to industry insiders and documents.

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STAT News

FEBRUARY 7, 2023

From the color of our eyes to our odds of developing cancer, we’re all shaped by the genetic legacy of our ancestors. Both these modifications and their metabolic effects were shown to have passed down for at least three to six generations — something scientists once assumed was impossible.

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STAT News

NOVEMBER 14, 2022

Ionis Pharmaceuticals, the California company that turned RNA-targeting medicines from an unproven idea into blockbuster drugs, is now expanding into a new class of therapeutics that treat disease by editing DNA.    On Monday, the company announced a partnership with Metagenomi to kickstart these efforts.

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Roots Analysis

JUNE 1, 2022

DNA cloning is the field of synthetic biology which can be helpful to understand the effect of mutation on a particular gene. Many diseases that can be treated using DNA cloning, such as leukemia and sickle cell anemia, involving the replacement of defected gene. DNA Cloning Kit Providers – Current Market Landscape.

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BioPharma Reporter

JANUARY 17, 2022

Andelyn Biosciences says the FDA's acceptance of its GMP plasmid DNA drug master file (DMF) enables the CDMO to vertically integrate its clientsâ manufacturing process, condensing timelines for developers to begin manufacturing to just three months.

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Scienmag

JANUARY 11, 2022

Enhancers are regions of DNA that do not code for proteins, but control how genes are expressed. Super-enhancers are clusters of enhancers that together regulate genes with important roles in cell identity. Jude Children’s Research Hospital studied the Vsx2 super-enhancer and its role in the development of the retina.

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Drug Discovery World

FEBRUARY 8, 2024

In 2023, DDW hosted a webinar, ‘A comprehensive guide to using adeno-associated virus (AAV) vectors in gene therapy’, supported by Azenta Life Sciences. AAV is optimal for gene therapy due to its efficiency and safety in humans; however, AAV processes can present obstacles for researchers. Why are those important?

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 15, 2023

In the last three years alone, there have been over 633,000 patents filed and granted in the pharmaceutical industry, according to GlobalData’s report on Innovation in Pharmaceuticals: IgG gene expressing animal models. To obtain human antibody responses within a mouse, mice are genetically engineered to be humanised for their Ig genes.

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Worldwide Clinical Trials

JUNE 15, 2022

At the end of May, we hosted a webinar titled “ Changing Times, Changing Therapies: Keeping Up with Advancements in Cell and Gene Therapies ” to provide a quick update on the latest advancements and ongoing in development of these advanced therapeutics. Clinical holds are becoming more common, especially in gene therapy programs.

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pharmaphorum

APRIL 22, 2022

Astellas has said it will book a $170 million impairment charge in its fourth quarter results as a result of a decision to halt the development of three gene therapy candidates for Duchenne muscular dystrophy in preclinical development. The post Astellas takes $170m charge as it drops DMD gene therapies appeared first on.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 22, 2021

The 2nd annual Mitochondria-Targeted Drug Development Summit returns as the only industry-led meeting focused on overcoming the challenge of treating unmet medical needs caused by mitochondrial dysfunction. The Use of Gene Therapy, Editing Technology & Innovation.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

DECEMBER 8, 2022

Touchlight and Odimma Therapeutics have entered an agreement for the development and supply of clinical material for usage in the latter’s neoantigen programme for cancer. This will back and strengthen their immunotherapy cancer treatment candidate’s development. The programme is anticipated to commence clinical enrolment next year.

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Drug Discovery World

OCTOBER 18, 2023

Sara Donnelly, Director of Research Planning and Business Development at PhoenixBio USA explores why the right pre-clinical model is essential for teams wanting to advance adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapies.

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Drug Discovery World

NOVEMBER 23, 2022

One critical bottleneck in Cell and Gene Therapy (CGT) manufacturing is the production of high-quality plasmid DNA (pDNA), a vital building block for mRNA-based vaccines, viral vector-based cell or gene therapies that require pDNA as a starting material.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 29, 2021

Cutting edge’ is, for once, a truly apt description when it comes to gene editing – both because the field is pushing medicine into areas we might never have dreamed possible, and because these technologies involve literally cutting DNA at a specific point in the genome. The exact mechanism depends on the disease in question.

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XTalks

DECEMBER 13, 2023

The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the first gene therapies for the treatment of sickle cell disease, approving two on the same day. The landmark approvals were awarded to bluebird bio’s Lyfgenia (lovo-cel) and Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics’ jointly developed Casgevy (exa-cel).

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Scienmag

MAY 3, 2021

Detection innovation could enhance drug development and cancer research Credit: Richard Hooley/UCR Small changes in the structure of DNA have been implicated in breast cancer and other diseases, but they’ve been extremely difficult to detect — until now.

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Pharmaceutical Technology

FEBRUARY 23, 2023

GenScript ProBio has announced a strategic collaboration with RVAC Medicines to manufacture GMP-grade plasmid DNA (pDNA) for the latter’s RVM-V001, an mRNA Covid-19 vaccine candidate. The company provides end-to-end contract development and manufacturing organisation (CDMO) services from the discovery to the commercialisation of drugs.

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Scienmag

MARCH 18, 2021

Researchers at Baylor College of Medicine and the Jan and Dan Duncan Neurological Research Institute at Texas Children’s Hospital (NRI) have identified and characterized two regions of DNA required for the proper expression of Mecp2/MECP2 in mice and humans.

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Scienmag

MAY 17, 2022

These small, circular DNA molecules are used by scientists to introduce new genes into a target organism. Plasmids have extensive use in basic and applied biology. Well known for their applications in the production of therapeutic proteins like insulin, plasmids are broadly used in the large-scale production of many bioproducts.

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pharmaphorum

FEBRUARY 23, 2022

Takeda has forged another alliance as it continues a push into gene therapy, agreeing a deal worth up to $2 billion with Code Biotherapeutics for opt-in rights to four candidates for rare diseases. The post Takeda grows in gene therapies again with $2bn Code Bio deal appeared first on. Last October it signed a $3.6 billion-plus.

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Medical Xpress

FEBRUARY 9, 2023

DNA can help to stimulate bone healing in a localized and targeted manner, for example after a complicated fracture or after severe tissue loss following surgery. They have developed a new process in which they coat implant materials with a gene-activated biomaterial that induces stem cells to produce bone tissue.

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Drug Discovery World

SEPTEMBER 27, 2023

HKG Epitherapeutics is a biotechnology company developing novel tools for the early detection of cancer and promoting healthy aging. Epigenetics: the software of gene regulation Gene activity is the driving force behind our biological processes, and disruptions in normal gene activity can trigger diseases.

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