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Laurus Labs and IIT Kanpur partner for new gene therapy products

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Indian pharmaceutical company Laurus Labs has signed a memorandum of agreement (MoA) with the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur (IIT Kanpur) to bring new gene therapy products to the market. The company will also establish a GMP facility at IIT Kanpur’s Techno Park facility.

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Takeda discontinuing in AAV and rare haematology disease markets

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Takeda has announced that it will be pivoting away from its discovery and preclinical programmes in adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapies. Takeda’s announcement underlines the risk associated with gene therapy R&D at the preclinical stage and the fact that many current AAV programs are unlikely to reach late-stage trials.

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Novartis adds gene therapy for blindness with Gyroscope buy

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Gyroscope Therapeutics and its gene therapy for the sight-robbing disease geographic atrophy (GA) has been acquired by a big pharma company – but likely not the one you would expect. The one-shot therapy aims to treat GA by delivering the gene for complement factor I (CFI) to the eye using an adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector.

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Gene editing: beyond the hype

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Sangamo CEO Sandy Macrae told us how his company is being cautious about the hype and finding ways to be financially viable in an emerging space. Maybe in 50 years’ time we’ll be using gene editing to lower cholesterol, but it won’t replace statins in anyone but those with life threatening mutations for a long time”.

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Takeda grows in gene therapies again with $2bn Code Bio deal

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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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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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New Cell & Gene Therapy Collective seeks to boost UK adoption

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The UK has been a global leader in introducing cell and gene therapies that can potentially transform the lives of patients with debilitating diseases – but there are still many barriers to wider adoption. This includes increasing the prominence of cell and gene therapy in access policy discussions.