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CRISPR Therapeutics begins natural killer cell cancer tie-up with Nkarta

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Founded by Nobel prize winner Emmanuelle Charpentier, CRISPR Therapeutics has been at the forefront of the gene editing technology and has refined it to the point where it can be used to accurately edit DNA to correct genetic conditions or modify cells to fight disease.

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Operation Warp Speed for Rare Diseases: Expected Boom in Drug Development and Approval

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However, recent advancements in the clinical use of recombinant DNA (rDNA) technology creates opportunities for changing this calculation and addressing a great, unmet medical need. “I This will aid clinical development and preparation for investigational new drug (IND) and biologics license application (BLA) submissions.

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What to expect from PEGS Europe 2023: Day 2

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Thereafter, there will be two presentations, which are: Jan Terje Andersen, PhD, Professor, Department of Pharmacology, University of Oslo; Research Group Leader, Department of Immunology, Oslo University Hospital, on: ‘Biology-based engineering of versatile antibody and albumin technologies’.