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Pfizer expands into gene editing with Beam research deal

Bio Pharma Dive

Pfizer's work with mRNA vaccines led it explore other applications of the technology, resulting in a multi-year partnership with the high-profile biotech Beam Therapeutics on gene editing treatments for rare diseases.

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Moderna, teaming with a startup, wades further into gene editing

Bio Pharma Dive

The biotech has identified gene editing as a natural fit for the technology it uses to deliver its vaccines and drugs. A deal with Metagenomi, a startup backed by Bayer, will further those ambitions.

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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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Stimulating hope: Personalizing treatment options for depression

Medical Xpress

Gene editing. mRNA vaccines. Artificial intelligence. It's safe to say the past few decades have felt like the next big wave of medicine. However, what continues to be needed in virtually every field is a personalized approach to care.

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ICYMI: Biopharma News You Might Have Missed This Week

BioSpace

Read about TFF Pharmaceuticals and Augmenta Bioworks' dry powder COVID-19 antibody formula, the world's first gene editing clinical trial for PKU, Bayer's COVID-19 vaccine and other key developments in life sciences research.

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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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ReNAgade Therapeutics enters RNA therapy arena with $300m

Pharmaceutical Technology

The company is banking on its ability to have a consolidated platform that directs RNA coding, gene editing, and gene or exon insertions, along with delivery. The deal with Merck could see Orna in line for milestone payments totalling $3.5bn. Managing Partner of MPM BioImpact and Founder of ReNAgade.

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