Gene Therapy: Page 2


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    Startup Cellares adds $255M as investors pour cash into cell therapy production

    Bristol Myers Squibb is among those backing the company, which claims the manufacturing capacity at its New Jersey plant can surpass that of conventional CDMO facilities. 

    By Kristin Jensen • Aug. 24, 2023
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    5 ways experience matters in gene therapy manufacturing

    By partnering with an accomplished CTDMO, gene therapy innovators can benefit from guidance and support.

    Aug. 21, 2023
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    The BioPharma Dive Outlook on 2023

    Against a stormy backdrop, 2022 did bring bright spots in Alzheimer’s, obesity, breast cancer and rare disease. Dig in to BioPharma Dive’s 2023 outlook for what’s in store this year. 

    By BioPharma Dive staff
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    Bruker to buy PhenomeX and its cell research tools for $108M

    The company said PhenomeX’s technology will help its customers speed development and manufacturing of cell and gene therapies.

    By Susan Kelly • Aug. 18, 2023
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    FDA won’t hold advisory meeting for Bluebird’s sickle cell gene therapy

    The decision stands in contrast to the agency’s plans for a would-be rival gene editing treatment from Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics that is also under a regulatory review. 

    By Kristin Jensen • Aug. 16, 2023
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    Precision sells lymphoma drug to Imugene in retreat from cell therapy research

    The struggling biotech also plans to offload other cell therapy assets, including a multiple myeloma therapy, and focus exclusively on gene editing medicines.

    By Aug. 16, 2023
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    HIV cell therapy startup Addimmune heads to Wall Street via blank-check merger

    The deal will help fund a cell-based treatment that completed Phase 1 testing last year and is designed to provide a “functional cure” for patients with HIV infections.

    By Aug. 10, 2023
  • Regeneron ups genetic medicine investment with Decibel buyout

    Third Rock-founded Decibel, which has shed much of its value since a 2021 IPO, expected to run out of money within a year.

    By Aug. 9, 2023
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    Sarepta offers early look at closely watched gene therapy launch

    One patient received its Duchenne gene therapy, Elevidys, this week and a handful more could follow shortly, surprising some analysts and raising near-term sales expectations.

    By Aug. 3, 2023
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    A once buzzy gene therapy startup lays off staff and shuts down

    Intergalactic, a developer of non-viral gene therapies built by ex-Biogen executive Michael Ehlers, is folding less than two years after its launch. 

    By Kristin Jensen • Aug. 2, 2023
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    Vertex taking ‘flexible’ approach to payment talks for experimental CRISPR therapy

    The company is discussing various reimbursement models for its sickle cell treatment with government and commercial insurers ahead of an FDA approval decision later this year.

    By Aug. 2, 2023
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    AstraZeneca buys Pfizer’s early gene therapy work for up to $1B

    The British pharma is deepening its investment in genetic medicine through a deal for a group of Pfizer’s gene therapy delivery tools, while the New York giant cuts back. 

    By July 28, 2023
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    Kincell spins out of cell therapy biotech, joining wave of manufacturing startups

    The company is the latest to emerge with plans to make production of cell-based medicines easier for researchers and biotechs.

    By July 26, 2023
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    Gene therapy biotech Kriya adds $150M in fresh funds

    Led by Vivek Ramaswamy's brother, Kriya has now raised over $600 million to fund gene therapy research spanning ophthalmology, neurology and metabolic disease.

    By Kristin Jensen • July 26, 2023
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    Editas names Biogen veteran as top scientist in latest executive change

    Linda Burkly’s appointment follows the exit of CSO Mark Shearman, whose departure Editas announced alongside layoffs earlier this year.

    By July 24, 2023
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    Cell and gene therapy is coming of age

    Outsourcing in the cell and gene therapy industry is booming and no longer considered just a “trend.”

    July 24, 2023
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    A cancer biotech’s collapse gives Neurogene a path to Wall Street

    The startup, a developer of gene therapies for brain diseases like Rett syndrome, will bypass an IPO by merging with struggling drugmaker Neoleukin.

    By July 18, 2023
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    Avrobio halts gene therapy research and considers a sale

    The decision to explore “strategic alternatives” comes about six weeks after the company sold its most advanced treatment to Novartis for nearly $90 million.

    By July 12, 2023
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    Astellas buys rights to 4D Molecular’s technology in latest gene therapy deal

    The licensing agreement for the biotech’s viral vector platform follows recent Astellas agreements with Taysha Gene Therapies and Kate Therapeutics.

    By July 10, 2023
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    Overcoming AAV manufacturing challenges

    Overcome issues with AAV vector scalability and reproducibility. Enable a wider application of gene therapies in a cost-effective and sustainable way.

    July 10, 2023
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    Pfizer backs CRISPR biotech Caribou in latest cell therapy investment

    Five years after helping launch Allogene Therapeutics, Pfizer is backing another developer of “off-the-shelf” cell therapies in a deal that gives the drugmaker the chance to acquire a multiple myeloma treatment. 

    By Kristin Jensen • July 6, 2023
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    Sarepta sells FDA fast pass earned from Duchenne gene therapy approval

    The deal enables Sarepta to quickly cash in on the clearance of Elevidys, with $102 million in new funds to help bankroll its drug research.

    By July 5, 2023
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    With FDA approval in hand, BioMarin lays out plan to sell $2.9M gene therapy

    The agency granted a long-awaited clearance last Thursday, but unexpected aspects of the hemophilia treatment’s label had some investors worried about its commercial prospects.

    By June 30, 2023
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    BioMarin finally secures FDA approval of hemophilia gene therapy

    After a prolonged journey, the medicine, known as Roctavian, is now cleared for certain patients with hemophilia A, the more common form of the rare bleeding disorder.

    By June 29, 2023
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    With new data, Nkarta battles doubts facing ‘off-the-shelf’ cell therapies

    Though a newer regimen showed promise in patients with acute myeloid leukemia, earlier remissions haven’t held up as well as the company hoped.

    By June 27, 2023
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    Pfizer’s hemophilia B gene therapy inches closer to regulatory approval

    The treatment could become Pfizer’s first marketed gene therapy, an area the pharma has poured significant resources into in recent years.

    By June 27, 2023