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Ginkgo Bioworks partners with WARF for new GD2 CAR T-cell therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ginkgo Bioworks (Ginkgo) and the Wisconsin Alumni Research Foundation (WARF) have collaborated to discover next-generation GD2 CAR T-cell therapies to treat solid tumours. WARF is the patenting and licensing organisation for the University of Wisconsin–Madison in the US.

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ViGeneron signs global collaboration agreement for ophthalmic gene therapy development

The Pharma Data

Collaboration with Biogen to develop gene therapy for an undisclosed target to treat inherited eye disease, plus option for additional target. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ViGeneron GmbH , a gene therapy company, today announced a global collaboration and licensing agreement with Biogen Inc. .

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Birinapant licensing; AvantGen, IGM pairs up for anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibodies; BeiGene, Novartis to co-dvelop Tislelizumab; Valo raises USD190 M; Bluebird Bio Spins-off

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Medivir, IGM Biosciences enters into an exclusive licensing agreement for Birinapant. Medivir AB has entered into an exclusive licensing agreement with IGM Biosciences to receive global, exclusive development rights for Birinapant. AvantGen Enters into a Licensing Agreement for its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies with IGM Biosciences.

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Touchlight boosts DNA manufacturing capacity with latest expansion

Pharmaceutical Technology

Tripling its production capacity, Touchlight can now manufacture 8kg plasmid DNA, a key component for mRNA gene therapies and vaccines. As per the company, dbDNA is suitable for rapid, scalable manufacture of GMP DNA and can incorporate gene sequences of sizes ranging from 500bp to 20kb, which are typically unstable as pDNA.

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Advances in neuroscience drug discovery

Drug Discovery World

According to Medicine Discovery Catapult, these include: “Navigating the complexity of the CNS; understanding the disease pathology, and accessing predictable in vitro and in vivo cell models 2 ”. Dementia is the only major cause of death without a treatment to prevent, slow or stop disease progression. “In In 2019, dementia accounted for 1.8

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Global Roundup: Overland Pharma Launches in China to Provide Access to Breakthrough Therapies

The Pharma Data

The Chinese biopharmaceutical industry is growing in leaps and bounds, but there is still a huge unmet need when it comes to getting patients access to the breakthrough therapeutic modalities and platforms like RNAi, cell and gene therapy and others. A solution could be at hand with Overland Pharmaceuticals.

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FDA accepts application for Roche’s Vabysmo for the treatment of retinal vein occlusion (RVO)

The Pharma Data

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s supplemental Biologics License Application (sBLA) for Vabysmo® (faricimab) for the treatment of macular edema following retinal vein occlusion (RVO). 1,2 Vabysmo’s safety profile was consistent with previous trials. 1,2 Vabysmo’s safety profile was consistent with previous trials.