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CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Discovery Life Sciences | October 28, 2020

Discovery Life Sciences™ (Discovery), a global leader in biospecimen, genomic sequencing, cell, and immunohistochemistry (IHC) services, announces the launch of GMP-compliant Discovery Leukopaks™ and other cell-based products for use in human cell and gene therapy research, development and manufacturing programs. Cell and gene therapies have revolutionized treatment approaches to cancer and other complex diseases. Acceleration of the manufacturing and development of these novel thera...

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Medtronic plc | October 01, 2021

Medtronic plc, the global leader in medical technology, today announced the latest additions to its minimally invasive spine surgery ecosystem, making it the only company to combine spinal implants, biologics, navigation, robotics, and AI-powered data to surgeons and patients. New additions to the Medtronic MIS+ portfolio include: Catalyft™ PL and PL40, the first releases in the new Catalyft™ Expandable Interbody System. Catalyft™ ...

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Tavotek | November 19, 2021

Tavotek Biotherapeutics, a fast-growing biotech company, announces it has raised $35M in Round B financing. CS Capital, a leading private equity fund manager in China, led this finance round followed by Fontus Capital. This round of financing will be used to accelerate the Phase 1 clinical development of several antibody drugs to start in early 2022. The upcoming antibody drugs were developed by the company based on its TavoPrecise antibody platform for various immune-related disorders. In addit...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Graphite Bio | November 26, 2021

Graphite Bio, Inc. a clinical-stage, next-generation gene editing company focused on therapies that harness targeted gene integration to treat or cure serious diseases, announced that the first patient has been enrolled in the company’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial of GPH101, an investigational gene-edited autologous hematopoietic stem cell therapy designed to directly correct the genetic mutation that causes sickle cell disease. The company expects to treat the first patient with GPH101 in th...