Guangdong Aims to Boost Biomedicine Industry with Incentives and Strategic Development
The Guangdong Provincial Development and Reform Commission has unveiled an ambitious set of measures aimed...
Gene therapy
FDA Approves Casgevy, the First CRISPR-Based Gene Editing Therapy for β-Thalassemia
Casgevy (exagamglogene autotemcel), the pioneering gene editing therapy based on CRISPR technology, has received approval...
Regenxbio’s One-Time Gene Therapy for Wet AMD Shows Promise in Phase II Study
Gene therapy specialist Regenxbio (NASDAQ: RGNX) has announced preliminary results from a Phase II study...
Bayer’s Asklepios BioPharmaceutical Launches Phase II Trial for AAV Therapy in Heart Failure
Bayer’s (ETR: BAYN) gene therapy subsidiary, Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, has initiated patient recruitment for a Phase...
Shanghai BDgene Technology’s Thalassemia Gene Therapy BD211 Clears NMPA for Clinical Trials
Shanghai BDgene Technology Co., Ltd, a specialist in gene therapy, has received clinical trial approval...
Belief BioMed Group Initiates Clinical Study for Hemophilia A Gene Therapy BBM-H803 in China
Belief BioMed Group, a Shanghai-based gene therapy specialist, has announced the first subject dosing in...
China’s CDE Releases Guidelines for CGT Clinical Trials Communication
The Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) in China has released the “Technical Guiding Principles for...
Janssen Acquires Rights to Gene Therapy Botaretigene Sparoparvovec from MeiraGTx for XLRP Treatment
Janssen Pharmaceuticals, a subsidiary of Johnson & Johnson (J&J, NYSE: JNJ), announced last week its...
Takeda Ends Gene Therapy Collaboration with JCR Pharmaceuticals, Returns IP
Takeda Pharmaceuticals Company Limited (TYO: 4502) has announced the termination of a 2022 collaboration agreement...
HuidaGene Secures Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for CRISPR Therapy HG302 Targeting DMD
HuidaGene Therapeutics, based in China, has announced that it has received Rare Pediatric Disease Designation...
China’s State Council Unveils Comprehensive Plan to Boost Beijing’s Healthcare Sector
The State Council has unveiled a comprehensive “Work Plan” aimed at enhancing Beijing’s service industry...
AstraZeneca to Open R&D Center in Hong Kong, Focusing on Cell and Gene Therapies
UK pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (AZ; NASDAQ: AZN) has concluded a roughly 12-month discussion period with...
Vertex Pharmaceuticals and CRISPR Therapeutics Receive Conditional Approval for CRISPR Gene-Editing Therapy
Vertex Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: VRTX) and CRISPR Therapeutics (NASDAQ: CRSP) have received conditional approval from the...
Clinical Research on rAAV Gene Drug ZS805 for Fabry Disease Launched by Zhishan Weixin
Zhishan Weixin Biotechnology Co., Ltd, a China-based biotech company, has announced the launch of the...
Biosmelt Pharma Partners with Shenzhen Eureka Biotechnology for Cell and Gene Therapy Advancements
Shanghai-based cell and gene therapy (CGT) specialist, Biosmelt Pharma, has entered into a partnership with...
Suzhou Porton Biologics Partners with BioMap to Enhance AAV Vector Design in Gene Therapy
Suzhou Porton Biologics Ltd, a China-based Contract Development and Manufacturing Organization (CDMO), has entered into...
Bayer and Shanghai Pharmaceuticals Launch Co.Lab to Incubate Life Sciences Innovation in China
Bayer, the Germany-headquartered multinational pharmaceutical and life sciences company (ETR: BAYN), has entered into a...
AstraZeneca Partners with Cellectis for Next-Generation Cell and Gene Therapies
UK pharmaceutical giant AstraZeneca (AZ; NASDAQ: AZN) has announced a strategic partnership with Cellectis (EPA:...
Bio-Techne Corporation Reports 2% YOY Revenue Growth in Q1 2024 Fiscal Report
US-based life sciences service provider Bio-Techne Corporation (NASDAQ: TECH) has released its Q1 report for...
Roche’s Gene Therapy Elevidys Misses Primary Endpoint in DMD Trial
Switzerland-headquartered pharmaceutical giant Roche (SWX: ROG) has announced that a Phase III trial for its...