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STAT+: Moderna expands CRISPR gene editing research with ElevateBio partnership

STAT News

Moderna is aiming to build a gene editing franchise powered by some of the same technologies used in its COVID-19 vaccines. The Cambridge biotech company announced Wednesday that it will partner with Life Edit Therapeutics to develop potentially permanent treatments for rare genetic diseases and other conditions.

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BioSpace's Inaugural Best Places to Work Report Reveals Industry's Top Choice Employers

BioSpace

This year’s top 30 large and small companies operate in some of the Life Sciences’ hottest spaces – precision medicine, vaccines, gene editing, genomics and oncology.

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Leading innovators in CRISPR nucleases for the pharmaceutical industry

Pharmaceutical Technology

Within the emerging innovation stage, cell therapy for ocular disorders, coronavirus vaccine components, and DNA polymerase compositions are disruptive technologies that are in the early stages of application and should be tracked closely. CRISPR nucleases serve as an important genome editing tool.

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Bayer strengthens gene therapy portfolio with lipid nanoparticle technology from Acuitas Therapeutics

The Pharma Data

Acuitas’ LNP technology will support Bayer’s in vivo gene editing and protein replacement programs by specifically delivering RNA payloads to the desired target organ, the liver. ” “We are delighted to partner with Bayer in the area of gene therapy. . Financial details were not disclosed.

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Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine trial; Freenome secures $270 M; CRISPR treats obesity in mice; Breast cancer research updates

Delveinsight

Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine triggers an immune response in older adults. Moderna showed robust phase 1 results for its COVID-19 vaccine in adults up to 55 last month. It is now following up with data from a small group of older adults, and they look positive. Targeted drug combo attacks breast cancer brain metastases in mice.

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World AIDS Day 2023: New and Promising Treatments for HIV/AIDS

XTalks

In 2021, the FDA granted approval to San Francisco-based Excision BioTherapeutics to start trials assessing CRISPR gene editing as a potential treatment for HIV. Promising HIV Vaccines in Clinical Trials Advancements in preventable therapeutic options for HIV are currently in progress. In November 2023, Hookipa Pharma Inc.,

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Bayer Continues Eying Potential Partnerships in Cell and Gene Therapy Space

The Pharma Data

“There is an incredible unmet need in some diseases that can only be addressed through cell and gene therapies.”. As a result, the company settled on four areas of focus – iPSC, allogenic CAR-T, genome mutations and gene editing. However, she said the company wants to strengthen its position in gene editing.