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Gene editing biotech Homology hits reset and seeks a sale

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The company will lay off 87% of its workforce and halt further research, including for a gene editing therapy to treat the rare disease PKU.

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Moderna partners with Life Edit for mRNA gene editing therapies

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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 company will also receive tiered royalties on the worldwide net sales of products developed from the collaboration.

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Vertex builds in gene editing yet again, with $1.2bn Arbor deal

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Vertex Pharma has ramped up its involvement in gene-editing medicines for the third time in a matter of months, agreeing a partnership with CRISPR specialist Arbor Biotechnologies that could be worth up to $1.2 If approved, it could mount a challenge to bluebird bio’s gene therapy Zynteglo, which is already approved in Europe.

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After disappointing trial, Editas puts lead CRISPR drug up for sale

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EDIT-101 is designed to repair the IVS26 CEP290 mutant allele that affects around 1,500 LCA10 patients in the US and, according to Editas’ chief executive Gilmore O’Neil, the trial has “demonstrated that we can safely deliver a CRISPR-based gene editing therapeutic to the retina and have clinically meaningful outcomes.”

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Nobel winner Charpentier’s CRISPR Therapeutics gets $900m in reworked Vertex deal

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CRISPR Therapeutics is to receive a hefty $900m payment from Vertex after the companies amended a collaboration to develop, manufacture and market a gene editing therapy for sickle cell disease and beta thalassemia.

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Vertex eyes controllable genetic drugs with $1.3bn Obsidian alliance

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Vertex Pharma has ramped up its involvement in gene-editing medicines for the second time in a week, paying Obsidian Therapeutics $75 million upfront to access its technology platform. . Vertex is taking over 60% of the costs of the programme in return for getting the same proportion of profits on sales if CTX001 reaches the market.

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

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Gene editing firm CRISPR Therapeutics has announced a collaboration with US biotech Nkarta to develop natural killer (NK) cell therapies for cancer. It’s at the forefront of gene editing although the technology has spawned rivals including Intellia Therapeutics, Caribou Biosciences, Sangamo Therapeutics and Mammoth Biosciences.