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STAT+: Moderna expands CRISPR gene editing research with ElevateBio partnership

STAT News

Moderna is aiming to build a gene editing franchise powered by some of the same technologies used in its COVID-19 vaccines. The Cambridge biotech company announced Wednesday that it will partner with Life Edit Therapeutics to develop potentially permanent treatments for rare genetic diseases and other conditions.

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Discovery paves the way to ‘off-the-shelf’ cervical cancer therapy

Drug Discovery World

Researchers from Japan have used CRISPR gene editing to enhance the effectiveness of rejuvenated cytotoxic T lymphocytes (rejTs) for targeted immunotherapy. HPV vaccines are an effective way to mitigate the risk of developing cervical cancer but don’t work against established cancers.

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ICYMI: Biopharma News You Might Have Missed This Week

BioSpace

Read about TFF Pharmaceuticals and Augmenta Bioworks' dry powder COVID-19 antibody formula, the world's first gene editing clinical trial for PKU, Bayer's COVID-19 vaccine and other key developments in life sciences research.

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How Researchers Stumbled Upon an Arthritis Vaccine Just in Time for World Arthritis Day

XTalks

Last week, a study that “stumbled upon” a vaccine for rheumatoid arthritis (RA) was published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. The experimental arthritis vaccine was developed by researchers at the University of Toledo (UToledo) and is a major breakthrough for rheumatoid arthritis and other autoimmune diseases as well.

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2023 cancer research highlights: Drug development at its best

Drug Discovery World

Lu Rahman selects some of the year’s interesting and noteworthy advances in cancer research drug discovery and development. As always, a year within cancer drug discovery and development brings with it significant breakthroughs, and 2023 has been no exception. Figures from the Amercian Cancer Society 1 state that “a little over 1.9

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Scientists turn cancer cells into anticancer agents

Drug Discovery World

Harvard investigators have developed a new cell therapy approach to eliminate established tumours and induce long-term immunity. . Using gene engineering, we are repurposing cancer cells to develop a therapeutic that kills tumour cells and stimulates the immune system to both destroy primary tumors and prevent cancer.” .

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Gene Therapy and Pharmacokinetics

Camargo

How and When to Incorporate PK Design into Your Gene Therapy Development Plan. Gene therapy, which was in its infancy around 30 years ago, is now becoming a more prominent treatment method in many therapeutic areas, from personalized therapy to mass vaccinations against COVID-19. Exposure-Response Considerations.