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Terns Pharmaceuticals will advance TERN-601 into Phase II after early-stage data showed the oral therapy led to weight loss of 4.9%, comparable with weight loss pills Lilly and Pfizer are developing, according to analysts.
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Experts suggest the FDA’s Advanced Manufacturing Technologies designation could be a lifeline for improving production processes for approved cell and gene therapies.
Mixed headlines have plagued the cell and gene therapy space of late. We believe that a renewed case of optimism is not only warranted but essential if these therapies are to reach their full potential.
Since July, several biotechs have been forced to pivot as previous agreements with the FDA around evidence required for approval were reversed, a phenomenon that, according to experts, could portend a more restrictive regulator.
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Ginkgo Bioworks, the leading horizontal platform for cell programming, announced that Kathy Hopinkah Hannan, PhD, CPA has joined its Board of Directors, effective August 2, 2022.
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The early-stage oncology startup filed for an initial public offering on Wednesday, seeking funds to help develop its novel cancer therapies targeting extrachromosomal DNA.
The recently launched company shared two posters at the Muscular Dystrophy Association’s annual conference this week ahead of a March 21 PDUFA date.
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A mid-stage study of Alnylam Therapeutics’ experimental RNAi-based drug to treat hypertension met its primary endpoint.
Separate challenges exist for companies developing gene therapies for rare and common cardiovascular conditions, experts told BioSpace.
Sionna Therapeutics on Wednesday announced it raised another round of funding as the company looks to challenge Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ dominant cystic fibrosis business.
Sandoz’s two interchangeable biosimilars, Jubbonti and Xgeva, are poised to challenge Amgen’s blockbuster bone drug denosumab. However, no launch details were announced Tuesday due to ongoing patent litigation.
Despite its overall survival and disease progression benefits, the U.K.’s drug cost watchdog has declined to recommend AstraZeneca and Daiichi Sankyo’s Enhertu due to a lack of cost-effectiveness.
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