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Researchers engineer in vivo delivery system for prime editing, partially restoring vision in mice

Broad Institute

Williams January 8, 2024 Credit: Susanna Hamilton, Broad Communications Researchers have developed virus-like particles that can deliver gene-editing cargo to cells, including those in the mouse brain. Prime editing, described in 2019 by Liu’s group, can make longer and more diverse types of DNA changes than other types of editing.

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Researchers reprogram gene therapy viral vectors to bind specific protein targets

Broad Institute

By Allessandra DiCorato July 19, 2023 Credit: Kevin Middleton, Broad Communications A three-dimensional model of adeno-associated viruses (AAVs), which scientists have engineered to package and deliver gene therapies to cells in the body. a capsid that is efficiently transported across the blood-brain barrier.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: Cell and gene clinical trials advance despite Covid-19…

The Pharma Data

Results included global public and private financing from regenerative medicine and advanced therapy developers, and highlighted a 120 per cent increase over the first half of 2019. CluePoints provides clinical studies with risk management support package during Covid-19.

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Biopharma Update on the Novel Coronavirus: October 20

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New Guidance: The FDA issued and implemented new guidance, Enforcement Policy for Modifications to FDA-Cleared Molecular Influenza and RSV Tests During the Coronavirus Disease 2019 (COVID-19) Public Health Emergency. The assay targets on coronavirus-specific nanobodies and tests affinity and efficacy to prevent the virus infection. .

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Regeneron’s COVID-19 Outpatient Trial Prospectively Demonstrates that REGN-COV2 Antibody Cocktail Significantly Reduced Virus Levels and Need for Further Medical Attention

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In the overall patient group with detectable virus at baseline, the average daily reduction in viral load through day 7 was a 0.36 About REGN-COV2 REGN-COV2 is a combination of two monoclonal antibodies (REGN10933 and REGN10987) and was designed specifically to block infectivity of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID-19.

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Is Recent Gene Therapy Setback for Duchenne Muscular Dystrophy (DMD) Déjà vu All Over Again?

PLOS: DNA Science

Consider Zolgensma , a gene therapy approved in 2019 to treat spinal muscular atrophy. The package insert for the drug, Elevidys , warns of adverse effects of acute liver injury and inflammation around the heart and muscles. We’re still learning possible outcomes of sending millions of altered viruses into a human body.

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Sensorion and Novasep Announce Signature of a Gene Therapy Product Development and Manufacturing Agreement

The Pharma Data

In the second half of 2019, Sensorion launched two preclinical gene therapy programs aimed at correcting hereditary monogenic forms of deafness including Usher Type 1 and deafness caused by a mutation of the gene encoding for Otoferlin. Mutations in OTOF lead to severe or profound congenital hearing loss.