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Moderna partners with Life Edit for mRNA gene editing therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

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. The company’s nuclease collection includes several Protospacer Adjacent Motifs (PAMs), short sequences that help determine the genome’s DNA segments.

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Lyfgenia and Casgevy Become First FDA-Approved Gene Therapies for Sickle Cell Disease

XTalks

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. Both gene therapies are approved for individuals 12 years of age and older with sickle cell disease. It also affects Hispanic Americans, but at a lower prevalence.

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Data demonstrates superiority of circular RNA vs linear mRNA

Drug Discovery World

In vivo proof-of-concept for Circio Holding’s differentiated circVec platform approach to gene therapy has been demonstrated in two posters at the American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 2024 annual meeting. The in vivo data showed statistically significant higher expression level and durability for circVec 2.1

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Novartis announces lift of partial clinical trial hold and plans to initiate a new, pivotal Phase 3 study of intrathecal OAV-101 in older patients with SMA

The Pharma Data

While disease progression is slower in patients with later-onset SMA, there are significant unmet needs. “We SVP, Chief Medical Officer, Novartis Gene Therapies. “We SVP, Chief Medical Officer, Novartis Gene Therapies. “We 2 years and <5 years old with SMA Type 2.