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Bluebird's next gene therapy gets backing from European regulator

Bio Pharma Dive

The treatment, for a progressive, often deadly brain disease, could soon become Bluebird's third approved product and one of only a handful of marketed gene therapies in the world.

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Astellas to support development of Taysha’s gene therapy programmes

Pharmaceutical Technology

Ast ellas Pharma has announced plans to make a strategic investment to back the development of Taysha Gene Therapies’ adeno-associated virus (AAV) development programmes for Rett syndrome and giant axonal neuropathy (GAN). Cell & Gene Therapy coverage on Pharmaceutical Technology is supported by Cytiva.

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Gene therapy specialist bluebird exits “untenable” European market

pharmaphorum

Europe market has proved so hostile to gene therapies when it comes to pricing and reimbursement for gene therapies that bluebird bio has decided to quit the market altogether, according to Andrew Obenshain, president of its severe genetic diseases unit. market and will wind down in Europe.

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STAT+: Differences in countries’ regulations keep some cell and gene therapies from reaching patients

STAT News

— Biotech companies developing cutting-edge cell and gene therapies often are tripped up by how much regulations around these drugs vary from country to country. On Wednesday, regulators from the United States, the European Union, and Japan came together to discuss the scale of the problem — and possible solutions.

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Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, Rentschler Biopharma and Refeyn establish new gene therapies partnership

BioPharma Reporter

Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult, Rentschler Biopharma, and Refeyn have announced a new partnership to develop and apply âinnovativeâ process analytical technologies (PAT) to improve the process and efficiency of AAV manufacture.

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Facing tough markets, Freeline Therapeutics drops Fabry disease gene therapy and lays off 30% of workforce

BioPharma Reporter

In an effort to improve its cash runway, the UK biotech company Freeline Therapeutics has paused the development of a gene therapy candidate for the rare metabolic condition Fabry disease. Instead, the company will refocus its efforts on a gene therapy for a different metabolic condition called Gaucher disease.

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How to advance AAV-based gene therapies

Drug Discovery World

Sara Donnelly, Director of Research Planning and Business Development at PhoenixBio USA explores why the right pre-clinical model is essential for teams wanting to advance adeno-associated virus vector-based gene therapies.