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New CEO Mortazavi takes UK biotech e-therapeutics into gene silencing

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UK biotech e-therapeutics has a new CEO, with executive chairman and former Silence Therapeutics chief Ali Mortazavi chosen to spearhead the next stage in the company’s development into gene silencing and other areas. million fundraiser to keep the company running and was followed by another £11.6m

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High hopes as Inventiva takes NASH contender into phase 3

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The Jefferies team also noted that the French biotech is also partnered with AbbVie to develop an oral successor to its inflammatory diseases blockbuster Humira (adalimumab). Proof-of-concept phase 1b data is due from the drug codenamed ABBV-157 is due this quarter, which will help AbbVie decide on whether to continue development.

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2020 review – Pharma’s progress outside of COVID-19

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Originally developed to treat late-stage EGFR-mutated disease, the ADAURA study tested Tagrisso as an adjuvant treatment in patients with early disease following surgery. A molecule codenamed DNL151, currently in phase 1 development, has been selected to progress into late-stage clinical studies that are expected to begin in 2021.

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The trends driving ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022

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As it stands, there are currently 19 gene therapies approved for clinical use, alongside 18 RNA therapies and 59 non-genetically modified cell therapies, according to the Q2 report by the American Society of Cell & Gene Therapy. million by Horizon Europe which will go towards its goal of developing bioprocessing technologies. .