Remedium Bio, a US biotech, and Exothera, a Belgian CDMO, have established a collaborative agreement in relation to the US firm’s disease modifying gene therapy for osteoarthritis, AAV2-FGF18.
Alpha Teknova Inc is teaming up with Sartorius BIA Separations, part of the Sartorius life sciences group, to help gene therapy companies streamline the downstream purification process.
Replay, the genome writing company formed in July, has launched its third product company, Kaleibe, which will use HSV gene therapy to target genetic brain disorders.
Chameleon Biosciences, a Berkeley-based biotech aiming to enable safer and more effective gene therapies, has won the Immunomodulatory Solution of the Year in the Biotech Breakthrough Awards, run by the Tech Breakthrough organization.
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, a late-stage, clinical biotech advancing a pipeline of genetic therapies for rare childhood disorders, will acquire Renovacor: helping it strengthen its position in AAV-based cardiac gene therapy.
Avista Therapeutics, a University of Pittsburgh Medical Center (UPMC) spinout, is teaming up with Roche to develop novel AAV gene therapy vectors for eye diseases.
The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) have announced a collaboration to accelerate clinical development of adeno-associated virus (AAV) based gene therapies for dementia.
There were 168 Advanced Therapy Medicinal Product (ATMP) trials ongoing in the UK in 2021, compared to the 154 studies reported the previous year, a 9% increase, finds a new report.
AskBio, a gene therapy company owned and operated as a subsidiary of Bayer AG, and Touchlight, a biotech focused on enzymatic DNA production, have announced a revised structure to their former joint venture, Touchlight AAV.
There is a healthy appetite for continued investment in gene therapy, in new modalities and more indications, says an industry insider as he reflected on the prospects for the US gene therapy sector next year.
Emulate, Inc recently launched the Zoë-CM2 Culture Module, a second-generation Zoë instrument core to its ‘Organ-on-a-Chip’ based Human Emulation System.
Charles River and ATEM Structural Discovery (ATEM) are collaborating to provide access to cryo-electron microscopy (cryo-EM), a technique that visualizes molecules and proteins in atomic resolution to determine their 3D shape.
LEXEO Therapeutics, a clinical-stage gene therapy company, is partnering with CDMO, Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies (FDB), to support the development and manufacturing of its AAV-mediated gene therapies.
This month sees the launch of a new gene therapy player, Opus Genetics, a company backed and spun out by leading patient group Foundation Fighting Blindness’ venture arm, the Retinal Degeneration Fund (RD Fund).
Synthetic DNA vector producer, Touchlight, has announced the extension of its fundraising round to a current aggregate total of US$125m (£92m). The financing was led by Bridford Investments Limited and Novator Partners.
