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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 post Moderna partners with Life Edit for mRNA gene editing therapies appeared first on Pharmaceutical Technology.

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Gene editing: beyond the hype

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Cutting edge’ is, for once, a truly apt description when it comes to gene editing – both because the field is pushing medicine into areas we might never have dreamed possible, and because these technologies involve literally cutting DNA at a specific point in the genome. Zinc fingers.

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STAT+: CRISPR patent fight redux? A new battle is brewing among biotechs over next-gen gene-editing tools

STAT News

Genome editing summits are generally friendly, nerdy affairs, but for a moment at a Lisbon hotel last June, the conversation at the FASEB genome engineering conference grew tense.

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AstraZeneca pays record 660% premium for gene editing company LogicBio

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AstraZeneca’s rare disease firm Alexion is set to expand its genomic medicine portfolio with the acquisition of gene editing specialist LogicBio Therapeutics, in a deal worth approximately $68 million. The post AstraZeneca pays record 660% premium for gene editing company LogicBio appeared first on.

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#news #biotech Genetic engineering without unwanted side effects helps fight parasites

BioTech 365

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Genetic engineering without unwanted side effects helps fight parasites.Modified CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing scissors are enabling researchers at the University of Zurich to make alterations to the genetic … Continue reading (..)

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ElevateBio raises funds to advance cell and gene therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

ElevateBio has raised $401m in a Series D financing round for advancing its technology platforms to expedite the design, production and development of cell and gene therapies. The technology platforms include the Life Edit gene editing platform, an RNA, cell, protein, vector engineering and induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs) platform.

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Gene-editing produces tenfold increase in superbug slaying antibiotics

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Martins Scientists have used gene-editing advances to achieve a tenfold increase in the production of super-bug targeting formicamycin antibiotics. Credit: Dr Dino J. The John Innes Centre researchers used the technology to create a new strain of Streptomyces formicae bacteria which over-produces the medically promising molecules.