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CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Spotlight Therapeutics | December 01, 2020

Spotlight Therapeutics, Inc., a biotechnology organization creating non-viral quality altering therapeutics for direct in vivo altering of target genes, closed its Series A financing bringing the complete raised to $30 million. The financing was driven by GV, in the past Google Ventures, with interest from extra undisclosed investors. Realizing the full revolutionary potential of CRISPR genome editing requires the ability to edit target genes directly in the right cells of the hum...

BioSpace | April 16, 2020

California-based Dynavax Technologies has entered the race alongside Sinovac Biotech to develop a vaccine candidate against COVID-19. The two companies will evaluate the combination of Sinovac’s chemically inactivated coronavirus vaccine candidate, with Dynavax’s advanced adjuvant, CpG 1018. Dynavax’s CpG 1018 is the adjuvant used in its Heplisav-B [Hepatitis B Vaccine (Recombinant), Adjuvanted], an adult hepatitis B vaccine approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in ...

MEDTECH, MEDICAL

Magenta Therapeutics | February 03, 2023

On February 2, 2023, Magenta Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotech firm focused on enhancing stem cell transplantation, announced that it has completed a business evaluation, including a review of its programs, resources, and capabilities. Magenta has decided to cease further program development and conduct a complete examination of strategic alternatives aimed at maximizing shareholder value. Magenta will investigate potential strategic options, including, but not limited to, ...

INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

InnoRNA and BeiGene | July 07, 2022

BeiGene a global, science-driven biotechnology company focused on developing innovative and affordable medicines to improve treatment outcomes and access for patients worldwide, announced it entered into a worldwide strategic collaboration with InnoRNA, a biotechnology company with expertise in LNP-based delivery technology and mRNA drug discovery, to leverage its innovative technology platform for developing mRNA-based therapeutics. “As a global biotec...