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CELL AND GENE THERAPY

NeuExcell Therapeutics | September 13, 2021

NeuExcell Therapeutics and Spark Therapeutics, a member of the Roche Group announced a gene therapy collaboration aimed at developing a safe and effective treatment for patients suffering from Huntington's Disease (HD). Under the terms of the agreement, Spark Therapeutics will receive access to NeuExcell's proprietary neuro-regenerative gene therapy platform and capabilities. NeuExcell's research team will collaborate closely with Spark Therapeutics to advance the prog...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY, INDUSTRIAL IMPACT

Ligand Pharmaceuticals | February 21, 2023

In a recent announcement by biopharmaceutical firm, Ligand Pharmaceuticals, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has given accelerated approval for FILSPARITM (sparsentan). This will be helpful in treating adults with primary IgAN condition who are at risk of rapid disease progression, typically defined as a urine protein-to-creatinine ratio (UPCR) of less than 1.5 g/g. FILSPARI, a once-daily oral medicine, is the first and only non-immunosuppressive therapy authorized fo...

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 ...

CELL AND GENE THERAPY

Verge Genomics | October 17, 2022

Verge Genomics, a tech-enabled drug discovery company pioneering the use of artificial intelligence and human data to develop new drugs, announced today that Goldman Sachs is recognizing Verge’s Chief Executive Officer and co-founder, Alice Zhang, as one of the Most Exceptional Entrepreneurs of 2022 at its Builders and Innovators Summit in Healdsburg, California. Goldman Sachs selected Zhang from leaders and entrepreneurs across multiple industries. Verge deeply integrates n...