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LNP formulations produce strong immune responses, data shows 

Drug Discovery World

The etherna paradigm for cLNP design is ushering in the rapid generation of novel families of delivery systems for not only vaccination but also for in vivo tolerisation for a host of autoimmune diseases.” The post LNP formulations produce strong immune responses, data shows appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW).

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Research partners advance AAV gene therapy for heart disease

Drug Discovery World

Together, Evox and Icahn Mount Sinai are focused on tackling a long-standing challenge in cardiovascular medicine, namely the safe and effective delivery of genetic medicines to cardiomyocytes.

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Closing the translation gap in oncology drug development

Drug Discovery World

Jantzen Sperry , PhD, Director of Scientific Operations at Certis Oncology looks at how the adoption of orthotopic PDX models can elevate the impact of cancer research and improve translation in oncology drug development. Fewer than 5% of oncology drugs that enter clinical trials in the US receive US FDA approval.

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Spotlighting Lupus Awareness Month: CAR-T Technology Creates New Avenues for Treatment of a Devastating Disease

WCG Clinical

CAR-T Cells Target Harmful B Cells in Lupus CAR-T cell technology, which uses genetic engineering to direct white blood cells to attack specific molecular targets, was originally proposed for treatment of HIV infection and hematological malignancies. The currently approved CD-19 CAR products are autologous, ex vivo cellular therapies.

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Delivering on the promise of gene editing

Drug Discovery World

Gene editing tools such as zinc finger nucleases, transcription activator-like effector nucleases (TALEN) and clustered regularly interspaced short palindromic repeat (CRISPR) nucleases have been heralded for their enormous potential to treat diseases and genetic disorders. In one example, Choi et al.

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Using single-cell technology to create human antibody-based therapeutics

Drug Discovery World

WM : Infinimmune is an early-stage antibody biotechnology company, focused on reinventing antibody drug discovery by developing human-derived antibody drugs. However, the limited number of drugs and targets demonstrates the need for new approaches to both discovery and development. This has consequences for safety and efficacy.

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Fighting viruses is as easy as breathing

The Pharma Data

Now, new research from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University has revealed that this constant pattern of stretching and relaxing does even more – it generates immune responses against invading viruses. a Wyss Technology Development Fellow at the Institute. ” The results are published today in Nature Communications. .