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In Depth 19 Jun 2023

Gene therapy: a promising solution for sickle cell disease

Sickle cell disease is debilitating, and many people who suffer with it find that their lives are defined by pain. This means a curative treatment would be completely life–altering, and,…

June 19, 2023 - 6 minutesmins - By Willow Shah-Neville

News and Trends 26 Jan 2023

Milestone for gene-edited therapy for sickle cell disease

Vertex Pharmaceuticals (Europe) and CRISPR Therapeutics have announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) has validated the Marketing Authorization Application of exa-cel for the treatment of sickle cell disease (SCD)…

January 26, 2023 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 20 Oct 2022

Opportunities and challenges for cell and gene therapy investments

Companies in the cell and gene therapy space are struggling to raise investments amid adverse market conditions. However, this could be an opportunity for the strongest companies and investors to…

October 20, 2022 - 9 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

In Depth 22 Nov 2021

How Will We Be Treating Cystic Fibrosis 10 Years From Now?

Current treatments for cystic fibrosis are not suitable for all patients and have a limited effect on this life-threatening disease. But new advances in the field promise to overcome these…

November 22, 2021 - 9 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

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News and Trends 19 Nov 2019

CRISPR Cell Therapy Shows Early Promise for Treating Blood Disorders

CRISPR Therapeutics and its US partner Vertex Pharmaceuticals have released the first clinical results for a cell therapy made using the gene editing tool CRISPR/Cas9 in patients with genetic blood…

November 19, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 7 Jun 2019

CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Seal Deal Worth up to €890M

The US giant Vertex Pharmaceuticals is expanding an existing collaboration with the Swiss company CRISPR Therapeutics, paying up to €890M ($1B) to develop treatments for genetic diseases causing muscle weakness…

June 7, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

Genomics partner Vertex big genomic data

News and Trends 31 Aug 2018

Vertex Partners Oxford Genome Analysis Firm To Develop New Personalized Therapies

Genomics, a company using machine learning to analyze genetic data, is partnering with precision medicine specialists Vertex Pharmaceuticals to develop new therapies in a 3-year collaboration. The agreement marks the…

August 31, 2018 - 2 minutesmins - By Helen Albert

CRISPR Therapeutics clinical trials CRISPR Cas9

News and Trends 13 Dec 2017

CRISPR Therapeutics Plans First CRISPR/Cas9 Clinical Trial in Europe for 2018

CRISPR Therapeutics and Vertex Pharmaceuticals are taking action to start a first clinical trial with CRISPR/Cas9 in Europe in 2018. The blood disorder β-thalassemia could soon be the first human disease…

December 13, 2017 - 3 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 23 Mar 2017

Galapagos Enters Clinical Trials with New Cystic Fibrosis Drug

Galapagos has announced to kick off a Phase I trial with its novel Cystic Fibrosis potentiator GLPG3067, triggering a €7M milestone payment from AbbVie. Galapagos and AbbVie teamed up in…

March 23, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

More News! 2 Feb 2017

Galapagos kicks off a Phase IIa trial for Cystic Fibrosis

After Galapagos and AbbVie expanded their collaboration on cystic fibrosis, Galapagos now announces the start of their Phase IIa trial for a novel cystic fibrosis corrector. Since entering their collaboration…

February 2, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Melanie De Almeida

News and Trends 11 Jan 2017

Merck expands its Oncology Pipeline beyond Checkpoint Inhibitors

Merck is diversifying its oncology portfolio with four new programs licensed from Vertex Pharmaceuticals, including multiple DNA damage and repair drugs. Merck has entered a licensing agreement with Boston-based Vertex…

January 11, 2017 - 2 minutesmins - By Clara Rodríguez Fernández

News and Trends 19 Apr 2016

French Microbiome Therapy boosted by compound from major US Biotech

Enterome, a leader in the European microbiome field, has struck a deal with US' Vertex to develop novel small molecules with potential to treat inflammatory bowel diseases. With an impressive…

April 19, 2016 - 3 minutesmins - By Denise Neves Gameiro

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