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10 Key Learnings from Successful Cellular and Gene Therapy Trials for Rare Diseases

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Rare diseases can often be progressive, chronic and fatal. Approximately 72 percent of rare diseases are genetic, and around 70 percent of rare genetic diseases emerge in childhood. Sadly, one-third of children with rare diseases die before their first birthday.

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Bayer trumpets $1bn CRISPR deal with Mammoth Bio

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The German group is paying $40 million upfront to kick off the alliance, which is focusing on the development of up to five CRISPR drugs that can be delivered in vivo for liver-targeted diseases. – are around one-third the size of the more commonly used Cas9.

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Advances in neuroscience drug discovery

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Lu Rahman looks at neuroscience drug discovery – advances and challenges – and how breakthroughs in this field are helping address areas of unmet need. Recent advances in biomarkers, research into the central nervous system and breakthroughs in human iPSC cell models, have bolstered neuroscience drug discovery research. to £104.7m

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Vertex, CRISPR prep filing for gene-editing blood disorder therapy

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Vertex Pharma and partner CRISPR Therapeutics will start a rolling marketing application in the US for their gene-editing drug for sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassaemia later this year. The time places exa-cel in pole position to become the first drug developed based on CRISPR/Cas9 gene-editing technology to reach the market.

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

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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. Casgevy is also the first ever CRISPR/Cas9-based therapy approved in the US.

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Sana Bio’s $150 Million IPO Expected to Provide Market Valuation of $10 Billion

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Based in Seattle, Washington, Sana focuses on in vivo and ex vivo cell engineering platforms to develop therapies for cancer, diabetes, cardiovascular disease, CNS disorders, and genetic diseases. Launched in 2019, the company raised $700 million in June 2020 in its initial financing.

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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

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Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has determined that OAV-101 intrathecal (IT) clinical trials for spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) patients may proceed, thereby lifting the partial clinical trial hold initiated in October 2019. Novartis today announced that the U.S. SVP, Chief Medical Officer, Novartis Gene Therapies. “We