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.
