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Takeda grows in gene therapies again with $2bn Code Bio deal

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Takeda has forged another alliance as it continues a push into gene therapy, agreeing a deal worth up to $2 billion with Code Biotherapeutics for opt-in rights to four candidates for rare diseases. The post Takeda grows in gene therapies again with $2bn Code Bio deal appeared first on. Last October it signed a $3.6 billion-plus.

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Zynteglo halt re-ignites viral vector safety concerns; analysts

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Bluebird Bio’s decision to hit pause on the launch of Zynteglo for beta thalassaemia after two cases of cancer were seen in a clinical trial could see fears over the safety of viral vectors used to deliver gene therapies resurface. . million in Europe.

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Medicago, GSK’s plant-made COVID jab clears phase 2

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.” The interim phase 2 results show that two doses of the plant-derived jab stimulated neutralising antibody levels that are around 10 times higher than those in a panel of sera from patients recovering from COVID-19, with a similar response seen in adults and the elderly.

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2024 predictions: Experts weigh in on cancer research

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Brian Gladsden, CEO, Mosaic Therapeutics “The industry has already made tremendous strides in targeted drug discovery in oncology, particularly as the industry moves further away from simply looking at tumour histology and relying more on cancer gene sequencing.

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