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With promising data, ProQR Therapeutics' RNA-based eye drug heads to phase 3
fiercebiotech
September 06, 2018
ProQR’s treatment, QR-110, is designed to repair the genetic defect underlying LCA10 in the RNA, which could potentially stop disease progression or even reverse some of its effects.
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Gene therapy receives Champalimaud Vision Award
europeanpharmaceuticalreview
September 05, 2018
The Champalimaud Vision Award has been awarded to research teams for the development of a gene therapy…
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uniQure starts dosing in pre-pivotal hemophilia B gene therapy trial
fiercebiotech
August 27, 2018
Dutch biotech uniQure has treated the first of around three patients due to enroll in its phase 2b dose-confirmation trial of hemophilia B gene therapy AMT-061.
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Mustang Bio licenses gene therapy for bubble boy disease
pharmaceutical-technology
August 16, 2018
US-based biopharmaceutical firm Mustang Bio has entered an exclusive worldwide licence agreement with St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for a new gene therapy to treat X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (X-SCID or bubble boy disease).
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Orchard raises $150m to advance gene therapies
pharmatimes
August 15, 2018
UK-American biotech Orchard Therapeutics has raised $150 million to fuel development of its gene therapy pipeline.
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Orchard Therapeutics raises $150 M to improve Gene Therapy Pipeline
biospectrumasia
August 14, 2018
Proceeds to advance three late-stage programs towards registration, prepare for commercialization and progress the company’s gene therapy platform
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Mustang Bio picks up St. Jude’s ‘bubble boy’ gene therapy
fiercebiotech
August 14, 2018
Mustang Bio has licensed a gene therapy from St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital for X-linked severe combined immunodeficiency (X-SCID), also called “bubble boy” syndrome.
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Fresh from GSK deal, Orchard raises $150M for multifront late-phase gene therapy push
fiercebiotech
August 14, 2018
Orchard Therapeutics has raised $150 million (€132 million) to advance three gene therapies toward approval. The series C round continues a transformative year for Orchard defined by the acquisition of GlaxoSmithKline’s portfolio of approved and experimen
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UC Berkeley backs oral gene therapy company targeting the gut in $1.5M seed round
fiercebiotech
August 13, 2018
A UC Berkeley-backed preclinical company, DNAlite Therapeutics, has gathered $1.5 million in seed money to pursue oral gene therapies that can slip through the mucus barrier that typically blocks access to the gastrointestinal tract.
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Sarepta builds in gene therapy with $30M Lacerta deal
fiercebiotech
August 10, 2018
Sarepta isn’t allowing an ongoing issue with its lead gene therapy candidate to dampen its enthusiasm for the field. It just announced a tie-up with Lacerta will add another three programs to the eight already on its books and extends its focus beyond mus