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

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Interest in non-viral methods of delivering gene therapies has been growing in the face of current scrutiny of the safety of viral vectors like adeno-associated viruses (AAV), with a number of clinical programmes based on AAV under clinical holds imposed by the FDA.

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Zynteglo halt re-ignites viral vector safety concerns; analysts

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That therapy uses an adeno-associated virus (AAV) as a vector rather than a lentivirus, a vector type that features in approved gene therapies such as Roche’s Luxturna and Novartis’ Zolgensma. million in Europe.