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Scaling Phage Therapy

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Tom Ireland writes about the companies and technologies that are reimagining phage therapy. Soon after its publication, scientists, journalists, and investors were revisiting ‘phage therapy’ as a promising alternative to our failing antibiotics. Read it on our website here. Illustration by David S. Fast forward to 2023.

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Novartis, Voyager Therapeutics reach license option agreement for next-generation gene therapy vectors for neurological diseases

The Pharma Data

Novartis today announced a license option agreement with Voyager Therapeutics, a gene therapy company focused on next-generation adeno-associated virus (AAV) technologies, for three capsids to use in potential gene therapies for neurological diseases, with options to access capsids for two other targets.

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BOEHRINGER INGELHEIM ENTERS GLOBAL LICENSING AGREEMENT TO DEVELOP AND COMMERCIALIZE INNOVATIVE ANTIBODIES FROM A*STAR FOR TARGETED CANCER THERAPIES

The Pharma Data

Boehringer Ingelheim and the Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR) today announced a global licensing agreement under which Boehringer Ingelheim will obtain exclusive worldwide rights to research, develop and commercialize products based on a panel of innovative, tumor-specific antibodies from A*STAR.

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AvantGen Announces Licensing of Its Anti-SARS-CoV-2 Antibodies to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 Therapy Development

The Pharma Data

a San Diego-based biotechnology company with an array of technology platforms for antibody discovery and optimization, and novel NK and T cell engager generation, today announced licensing of a panel of its anti-SARS-CoV-2 antibody clones to IGM Biosciences for COVID-19 therapy development.

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What FDA’s Newest Gene Therapy Approval Tells Us About Durability: How Long is Long Enough?

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Valentine — On November 22, 2022, FDA approved CSL Behring’s BLA for Hemgenix (etranacogene dezaparvovec), an AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of adults with Hemophilia B who currently use Factor IX prophylaxis therapy, have current or historical life-threatening hemorrhage, or have repeated, serious spontaneous bleeding episodes.

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ViGeneron signs global collaboration agreement for ophthalmic gene therapy development

The Pharma Data

Collaboration with Biogen to develop gene therapy for an undisclosed target to treat inherited eye disease, plus option for additional target. 05, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — ViGeneron GmbH , a gene therapy company, today announced a global collaboration and licensing agreement with Biogen Inc. .

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Codon Digest: Seeing Colors After Gene Therapy

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But what happens if you restore these cone cells, using gene therapy? approved a gene therapy for hemophilia A for the first time. It’s called Roctavian and it’s only available for people who don’t have antibodies against AAV5, which is the viral vector used to deliver the gene therapy. From Moazami et al.