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GRIT Biotechnology and Vitalgen BioPharma Partner on CRISPR-AaCas12bMAX Cell Therapies
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China-based cell therapy specialists GRIT Biotechnology and Shanghai Vitalgen BioPharma Co., Ltd have entered into a collaboration agreement to leverage GRIT’s CRISPR-AaCas12bMAX gene editing tool and related gene editing techniques for the development, manufacturing, and commercialization of certain cell therapies. The agreement, for which no financial details were disclosed, highlights…
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CDE Expands Care Plan with Approvals for Ractigen’s RAG-17 and Vitalgen’s VGR-R01
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In a swift succession of actions, China’s Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) has added two more rare disease drugs to its patient-centered rare disease drug development pilot program, known as the Care Plan. This follows three other approvals within a 10-day period. The latest inclusions are Ractigen Therapeutics’ RAG-17 and…
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Shanghai Vitalgen BioPharma Partners with Novoprotein to Commercialize AaCas12bMax Gene Editor
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Shanghai Vitalgen BioPharma Co., Ltd, a specialist in cell and gene therapy based in China, has entered into a licensing agreement with Suzhou Novoprotein Scientific Co., Ltd, a provider of protein technology and application solutions. Under the terms of the agreement, Novoprotein will secure manufacturing and marketing licenses for AaCas12bMax…
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Yiming and Vitalgen’s Gene Therapy VGR-R01 Receives CDE Approval for Bietti Crystalline Dystrophy
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China-based Yiming (Beijing) Cell Biotechnology Co., Ltd (also known as Ubrigene) and its partner Shanghai Vitalgen Biomed Co., Ltd have received tacit clinical trial approval from the Center for Drug Evaluation (CDE) for their in-house developed gene therapy drug VGR-R01. This marks the second gene therapy from the company to…
