News and Trends 11 Jan 2023 Clinical trends for 2023 By Richard Staines, account director, Optimum Strategic Communications Few would deny that the decade has had a turbulent start, but after the tragedies of the COVID-19 pandemic and the Ukraine war, there’s hope that 2023 will see a new wave of clinical research. Exciting new technologies such as gene editing, gene therapy and a next […] January 11, 2023 - 8 minutesmins - By External Contributor Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 9 Jan 2023 Selecta and Astellas sign LOPD treatment agreement Selecta Biosciences, Inc. and Astellas Pharma Inc. have announced an exclusive licensing and development agreement for IdeXork (Xork). Xork is being studied as a potential next generation immunoglobulin G (IgG) protease that will be developed by Astellas for use with AT845, an investigational, adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based treatment for late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD) in adults. Pompe […] January 9, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Jan 2023 2023 Editorial Calendar updated Each month here at Labiotech.eu, we produce a special newsletter. While still news-related, these special editions are an opportunity to take a deeper look at topics of interest. It also allows us to focus on some of the special awareness days – of which there are many – associated with health and the life sciences. […] January 5, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 20 Dec 2022 Ori Biotech and Inceptor Bio partner on solid tumor cell therapy Cell and gene therapy (CGT) company Ori Biotech, and cell therapy firm Inceptor Bio have announced a new partnership. The deal will utilize Ori Biotech’s manufacturing platform technology to support initial process development through scale-up for manufacturing of Inceptor’s novel CAR-M, CAR-T and CAR-NK programs. Inceptor Bio is the third partner to join Ori’s LightSpeed […] December 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Dec 2022Beyond Biotech podcast 26: CellCentric, MicrofluidX, Potter Clarkson This week, we have three guests. We have conversations with Antoine Espinet, CEO of MicrofluidX; Will West, CEO of CellCentric; and Sara Holland, patent attorney at Potter Clarkson. MicrofluidX raises £3.3M to develop advanced therapy manufacturing platform MicrofluidX (MFX), a U.K. based provider of next-generation bioreactors for cell research and manufacturing, today announces £3.3 million […] December 16, 2022 Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 16 Dec 2022 CSL closer to gene therapy treatments for hemophilia B patients in Europe CSL says the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has adopted a positive opinion recommending conditional marketing authorization (CMA) of etranacogene dezaparvovec. Etranacogene dezaparvovec is a one-time gene therapy for the treatment of appropriate adults with hemophilia B that reduces the rate of annual bleeds with a single infusion. […] December 16, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
In Depth 15 Dec 2022 To avoid stagnation, the EU must refine its ATMP regulation Over the decades, the EU has spearheaded the adoption of advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) such as cell and gene therapies. However, changes are needed to ATMP regulations to keep Europe competitive with the rest of the world. The EU has a rich resource base in terms of biotech innovation. Over the last decades, this […] December 15, 2022 - 8 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 15 Dec 2022 EMA gives Myrtelle’s Canavan disease gene therapy candidate OD designation Myrtelle Inc., a clinical stage gene therapy company, has announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has granted orphan drug (OD) designation for rAAV-Olig001-ASPA, the company’s lead gene therapy product candidate for the treatment of Canavan disease (CD). EMA OD designation’s aim is to encourage the development of treatments for life-threatening rare conditions by providing […] December 15, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 14 Dec 2022 Replay targets genetic brain disorders with new gene therapy company, Kaleibe Replay, a genome writing company, today announced the launch of Kaleibe, an HSV gene therapy company targeting genetic brain disorders. It is the third of Replay’s product companies to launch since the company’s formation in July and will leverage Replay’s high payload capacity herpes simplex virus (HSV) delivery vector, synHSV, to target genetic brain disorders. […] December 14, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Dec 2022 MicrofluidX raises £3.3M to develop advanced therapy manufacturing platform MicrofluidX (MFX), a U.K. based provider of next-generation bioreactors for cell research and manufacturing, has announced £3.3 million ($4 million) of secured investments. This brings the company’s total funding to date to £7 million ($8.5 million). MicrofluidX’s next generation platform, the Cyto Engine, addresses the need for an affordable, scalable cell culture platform to revolutionize […] December 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 8 Dec 2022 Polyplus announces completion of acquisition of Xpress Biologics to expand plasmid DNA Polyplus has announced the completion of an acquisition of Belgian Xpress Biologics to expand plasmid DNA technology. Xpress Biologics specializes in the production of plasmid DNA and protein using microbial expression systems. Polypus concentrates on the manufacturing of advanced therapeutic medicinal products from research to commercial grade. The acquisition will strategically expand the Polyplus plasmid […] December 8, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email
News and Trends 5 Dec 2022 MaxCyte and Curamys sign cell and gene therapies agreement MaxCyte, Inc. and Curamys have announced the signing of a strategic platform license. MaxCyte is a cell-engineering focused company providing enabling platform technologies to advance the discovery, development and commercialization of next-generation cell-based therapeutics and to support cell-based research. Curamys is a South Korean biotechnology company developing cell and gene therapy using cell fusion technology […] December 5, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall Share WhatsApp Twitter Linkedin Email