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Merck and Orna partner for RNA technology-based vaccines and therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. These programmes will include therapies and vaccines in infectious disease and oncology areas.

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Myeloid raises funds to support lead cell therapy programme

Pharmaceutical Technology

Myeloid Therapeutics has raised $73m to support the continued clinical development of its lead cell therapy programme, MT-101, in Phase I/II trials for T cell lymphoma. MT-302 is a TROP2-targeting in vivo chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) that has been designed to express in the myeloid compartment.

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Ginkgo acquires machine learning biotech Patch Biosciences

Drug Discovery World

Ginkgo Bioworks has acquired Patch Biosciences, with the intention to strengthen its gene therapy services, cell therapy services, and RNA therapeutics services. The collaboration achieved its goals of enhancing the AAV production titres of Biogen’s gene therapy manufacturing processes.

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

The Pharma Data

Bayer strengthens gene therapy portfolio with lipid nanoparticle technology from Acuitas Therapeutics Bayer AG is joining forces with Acuitas Therapeutics, Inc., This delivery technology protects the messenger RNA (mRNA) payload after administration allowing it to be safely and effectively delivered into cells.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

DDW Editor Reece Armstrong looks at the cell and gene therapy landscape, examining the challenges facing developers and the trends we can expect to see throughout the year. . There’s no doubt that cell and gene therapies present some of the most exciting opportunities for emerging drugs. billion, compared to $19.9

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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. Our novel editing systems have the potential to precisely modify gene targets for both in vivo and ex vivo therapeutic development.”

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Moderna seals pact with Life Edit Therapeutics to tackle genetic diseases with mRNA-based gene editing

BioPharma Reporter

The messenger RNA (mRNA) specialist Moderna has teamed up with ElevateBio-owned Life Edit Therapeutics to develop gene editing therapies that are delivered into patients in vivo.