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News and Trends 11 Oct 2017

French Gene Therapy to Cure Retinitis Pigmentosa Enters the Clinic

Horama has been authorized to start a Phase I/II trial in France testing HORA-PDE6B, a one-off gene therapy with the potential to cure retinitis pigmentosa. Based in Paris, Horama develops gene therapies to treat genetic diseases affecting vision. The company will now start a Phase I/II clinical trial that will recruit 12 patients at the Nantes […]

October 11, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 6 Oct 2017

British-Finnish Alliance to Bring Gene Therapy to the Masses

FIT Biotech and Avacta hope to combine their technologies to produce highly specific, best-in-class gene therapy treatments. The two companies have spotted an opportunity to bring together their technologies and form a leading gene therapy system in a market that could be worth over $4.3B (€3.7B) by 2024. FIT Biotech, based in Finland, has been working on […]

October 6, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 28 Sep 2017

Oxford Spinout goes for $75M IPO on Nasdaq to Fund Gene Therapy Programs

Nightstar has gone public on the American market with the aim of raising $75M for its gene-based retinal disease cures. Spun out from Oxford in 2013, Nightstar is developing and commercializing one-shot gene therapies for various eye diseases that could lead to blindness. This morning, it debuted on the Nasdaq with a projected $75M (£56M / €64M) […]

September 28, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 27 Sep 2017

French Gene Therapy for Wilson’s Disease gets Orphan Status

Vivet Therapeutics has been granted Orphan Drug Designation for its gene therapy for Wilson’s disease, VTX-801, by both the FDA and the European Commission. The French biotech Vivet Therapeutics is developing what could eventually become the first gene therapy for Wilson’s disease. Seeing its potential, both the FDA and the EC have decided to grant […]

September 27, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Best in Biotech 26 Sep 2017

These Three Fields Are Proving Biotech is The Innovation Powerhouse in Healthcare

Biotech is the best source of innovation in R&D, making its companies the darlings of pharma. Which therapeutic fields belong to biotech? “Biotech is typically first in highly innovative fields,” Matt Kapusta, CEO of uniQure told us. Before he became CEO, uniQure brought the world’s first gene therapy to market — completely on its own. Biotech […]

September 26, 2017 - 8 minutesmins - By Evelyn Warner

News and Trends 13 Sep 2017

Italian Biotech Closes €7M Series B for Stem Cells to Treat Cancer

Genenta Science has raised $8M (€7M) in the Series B fundraising round to continue investigating its use of hematopoietic stem cells to treat cancer. Based in Milan, Genenta can add €7M to the €10M secured in Series A of fundraising. Italian, British and Swiss private investors led the investment, and it will allow the biotech to start a second […]

September 13, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 12 Sep 2017

French Startup Raises €11M in Series A to Reinvent DNA Synthesis

DNA Script has gathered the support of key international investors to take a new, faster DNA synthesis technology closer to the market. In a Series A round led by Illumina Ventures and joined by Merck Ventures and existing investors Sofinnova Partners, Kurma Partners, and Idinvest Partners, the young French startup DNA Script has raised a total […]

September 12, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 8 Sep 2017

Spanish Scientists Identify How Gene Activity in Bacteria is Controlled

A group in Barcelona has identified DNA close to genes that influence gene activity, which could be used in disease treatment and industrial biotechnology. Sections of DNA, termed ‘control dials‘, regulate transcription, and the amount of gene product produced. Reported in Nature Communications, these findings could help to control dangerous genes during a bacterial infection […]

September 8, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Alex Dale

News and Trends 7 Sep 2017

CAR-T is Nearly Here: How Will It Be Delivered?

As we anticipate the first-ever CAR-T therapy market approval we look at the important aspect of treatment delivery and viral vector strategies. Cell and gene therapy is increasingly coming into its own with some of the major pharma players releasing big headlines. GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) released the first ex vivo stem cell therapy in May 2016 […]

September 7, 2017 - 4 minutesmins - By External Contributor

Orchard Therapeutics Gene Therapy ADA SCID FDA

News and Trends 23 Aug 2017

Update: British Biotech’s Gene Therapy for Rare ‘Bubble Baby’ Disease set on UK Fast-Track

UPDATE (23/08/2017): The UK has also prioritized OTL-101 for review as a ‘Promising Innovative Medicine.’ This is the first step on the path to the Early Access to Medicine Scheme to bring it to market faster. Original Publication 24/07/2017 Orchard Therapeutics has received rare pediatric disease designation for OTL-101, a gene therapy for the treatment of […]

August 23, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

Interview 20 Jul 2017

Video – DNA Molecular Combing for the Early Detection of Genetic Diseases

It’s been more than a month since Refresh, but the topic of our last expert track is as current as ever: DNA analysis for the early detection of genetic diseases. Charles Caulliez, Director of Corporate Business Development at Genomic Vision, started his talk by introducing the company: In 2004, Aaron Bensimon (CEO) founded Genomic Vision as […]

July 20, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By External Contributor

In Depth 11 Jul 2017

Regenerating the Body With Stem Cells – Hype or Hope?

When the Japanese researcher Shinya Yamanaka managed to reprogram adult cells into an embryonic-like state to yield induced pluripotent stem cells (iPSCs), this was supposed to herald a revolution in regenerative medicine. But 10 years after their discovery, a therapeutic breakthrough is still outstanding. “The overall stem cell therapy field has failed today to show […]

July 11, 2017 - 9 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

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French Gene Therapy to Cure Retinitis Pigmentosa Enters the Clinic

British-Finnish Alliance to Bring Gene Therapy to the Masses

Oxford Spinout goes for $75M IPO on Nasdaq to Fund Gene Therapy Programs

French Gene Therapy for Wilson’s Disease gets Orphan Status

These Three Fields Are Proving Biotech is The Innovation Powerhouse in Healthcare

Italian Biotech Closes €7M Series B for Stem Cells to Treat Cancer

French Startup Raises €11M in Series A to Reinvent DNA Synthesis

Spanish Scientists Identify How Gene Activity in Bacteria is Controlled

CAR-T is Nearly Here: How Will It Be Delivered?

Update: British Biotech’s Gene Therapy for Rare ‘Bubble Baby’ Disease set on UK Fast-Track

Video – DNA Molecular Combing for the Early Detection of Genetic Diseases

Regenerating the Body With Stem Cells – Hype or Hope?

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