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Axovant shares sink on manufacturing delay for Parkinson's gene therapy
A longer-than-expected timeline for developing a new manufacturing process means a key study for Axovant's top gene therapy likely won't begin until 2022.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 30, 2020 -
Novartis eyes its next move in gene therapy
Acquiring Atlas Venture-backed startup Vedere Bio gives Novartis a technology it believes will be valuable for developing treatments for many causes of vision loss and blindness.
By Jacob Bell • Oct. 29, 2020 -
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Rapid scientific advances have put the gene therapy field at the forefront of biomedical research. But, as recent setbacks have shown, researchers and drugmakers still face major challenges.
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Bayer to buy AskBio for $2B in bid to become a gene therapy player
Founded by gene therapy pioneer Jude Samulski, AskBio boasts a pipeline of experimental gene therapies as well as its own manufacturing capabilities.
By Ben Fidler • Updated Oct. 26, 2020 -
Ultragenyx expands into Duchenne gene therapy with Solid Bio deal
The rare disease drug developer is betting it can create a better DMD treatment by combining Solid's research with its manufacturing and gene delivery technology.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 23, 2020 -
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Sarepta, continuing its gene therapy push, helps launch a startup
The biotech has joined a group of investors to form a new gene therapy developer led by one of its longtime executives and backed with $107 million.
By Jacob Bell • Oct. 22, 2020 -
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Intellia cleared to start key CRISPR drug study in UK
The trial would be the first test of a systemically administered gene editing treatment that uses the Nobel Prize-winning technology to alter DNA.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Oct. 19, 2020 -
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Roche, aiming to make better gene therapies, turns to an emerging startup
The Swiss pharma is the third large drugmaker to partner with Harvard spinout Dyno Therapeutics, a small biotech aiming to improve gene therapy technology.
By Ben Fidler • Oct. 14, 2020 -
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FDA puts Voyager study on hold in latest gene therapy speed bump
The biotech won't be able to start human testing of an experimental Huntington's disease treatment until regulators see more manufacturing data.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 13, 2020 -
Pfizer and Sangamo, after rival's setback, kick off late-stage gene therapy trial
The FDA's recent rejection of a hemophilia gene therapy from BioMarin sets a high standard for approval. Will Pfizer fare any better?
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 7, 2020 -
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Solid gets all-clear from FDA to restart gene therapy trial
Worrisome immune responses had led the FDA to halt Solid's study. Now, the agency will permit Solid to continue after the biotech made adjustments to its manufacturing and patient enrollment procedures.
By Jonathan Gardner • Oct. 1, 2020 -
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Sponsored by BiomerePreclinical done right: The importance of using relevant animal models in gene therapy studies
Gene therapy is no longer an approach for the future. It's a technique used now.
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Sponsored by Emergent BiosolutionsGene therapy solution: The value of a CDMO as your end-to-end partner
As gene therapy research continues to expand, innovators in this space will need CDMOs with highly specific expertise, facilities, and equipment.
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New data bolsters Sarepta gene therapies for two deadly muscle diseases
The results disclosed at a medical meeting on Monday show that all patients tested have seen their motor skills stabilize or improve when history suggests they wouldn't.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 28, 2020 -
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Gene therapy company Taysha completes sprint from first funding to IPO
Led by alumni of Zolgensma developer AveXis, the university spinout could have four experimental therapies in the clinic by the end of 2021.
By Jonathan Gardner • Updated Sept. 24, 2020 -
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Takeda adds to cell therapy push with new manufacturing site
The Japanese drugmaker has made cell therapy a focus, advancing three experimental cancer treatments into clinical testing with plans for two more.
By Ned Pagliarulo • Sept. 15, 2020 -
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FDA wants more details on Sarepta gene therapy, potentially delaying final test
A new request from the regulator could tighten the race between Sarepta and Pfizer to prove out a gene therapy for Duchenne muscular dystrophy.
By Ben Fidler • Sept. 10, 2020 -
With latest data, a gene therapy for a deadly brain disease inches closer to market
The results keep Bluebird Bio on track to seek approval of the experimental treatment, known as eli-cel, in Europe later this year and in the U.S. in 2021.
By Jacob Bell • Aug. 29, 2020 -
BioMarin's hemophilia gene therapy could have warranted a record price tag, ICER finds
A draft report from the drug pricing watchdog concluded that, under the right conditions, Roctavian may be cost-effective at a price of $2.5 million.
By Jacob Bell • Aug. 28, 2020 -
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Deep DiveA cure for hemophilia seemed closer than ever. For many patients, it’s now further out of reach
The surprise rejection of BioMarin's hemophilia A gene therapy delayed a decades-long mission to fix the rare bleeding disorder.
By Jacob Bell • Updated Aug. 19, 2020 -
Editas, AbbVie rework gene editing deal as pioneering CRISPR trial resumes
Development of EDIT-101, the first CRISPR-based therapy to be used in a company-led trial to alter genes within a person's body, will now move forward under Editas' sole ownership.
By Ben Fidler • Aug. 7, 2020 -
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Sponsored by Parexel BiotechCell and gene therapies: For biotechs, collaboration is key to successful innovation
With the right partner, biotech companies can fully embrace cell and gene therapy opportunities.
By Matthew M. Cooney & Roberta L. Steere • July 30, 2020 -
Biogen to study use of key SMA drug after Novartis gene therapy
A planned trial is meant to test whether Spinraza can further help infants and young children who have already received Zolgensma, which, in theory, is meant to be curative if given very early on.
By Ned Pagliarulo • July 21, 2020 -
New data from MeiraGTx help bolster J&J's gene therapy bet
The results are the first from a slate of gene therapies J&J licensed from Meira last year, a deal that remains the pharma's largest investment in the field.
By Ben Fidler • July 17, 2020 -
Spark, chasing BioMarin, plans 2021 start for key hemophilia gene therapy study
The Roche subsidiary said it will begin Phase 3 dosing its hemophilia A gene therapy next year, potentially putting it well behind a competing treatment from BioMarin.
By Jonathan Gardner • July 13, 2020 -
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Third patient dies in halted study of Audentes gene therapy
The three patients, treated for a rare neuromuscular disease, were given a high dose of Audentes' gene therapy.
By Ben Fidler • Updated Aug. 21, 2020
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