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Astellas sees another US FDA clinical hold for AAV gene therapy trial

June 28, 2022
By Tamra Sami
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The U.S. FDA has placed a clinical hold on Astellas Pharma Inc.’s Fortis phase I/II trial evaluating AT-845 following a serious adverse event of peripheral sensory neuropathy in one of the trial participants. AT-845 is an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene replacement therapy being studied in adults with late-onset Pompe disease.
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Rznomics raises ₩37.2B in series C round

June 14, 2022
By David Ho
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Rznomics Inc. recently secured ₩37.2 billion (US$30 million) from private investors and the Korean government in a series C financing round.
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Juniper Biologics acquires gene therapy for knee osteoarthritis in $600M deal from Kolon Life Science

April 19, 2022
By David Ho and Gina Lee
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Through a $600 million deal, Juniper Biologics Pte. Ltd. has acquired rights from Kolon Life Science Inc. to develop and commercialize TG-C LD (Tissuegene-C low dose) for the treatment of knee osteoarthritis. Singapore-based Juniper will hold the rights for Asia Pacific, the Middle East and Africa and be responsible for developing and commercializing the candidate within those regions.
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After safety troubles, Astellas signs $1.6B deal with Dyno Therapeutics to improve AAV tech

Dec. 7, 2021
By Richard Staines
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Japan’s Astellas Pharma Inc. is continuing its investment in gene therapies, following up its $3 billion acquisition of Audentes Therapeutics Inc. with a technology licensing deal with Dyno Therapeutics Inc. potentially worth more than $1.6 billion. Central to the deal is Cambridge, Mass.-based Dyno’s adeno-associated virus (AAV) vector technology, which can be used to direct gene therapies to skeletal and cardiac muscle.
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Takeda ‘Piggybacs’ gene therapy deals, adding $3.6B pact with Poseida

Oct. 12, 2021
By Randy Osborne
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Poseida Therapeutics Inc.’s R&D Day in February – where much of its technology was made public for the first time – created “a flood of interest” in deals and officials were “pretty selective,” said CEO Eric Ostertag, whose remarks came as the company nailed down a whopping research collaboration and exclusive license agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. The arrangement will deploy Poseida’s Piggybac and Cas-CLOVER, as well as biodegradable DNA and RNA nanoparticle delivery technology and other genetic engineering platforms to come up with as many as eight gene therapies.
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For up to $1.1B, Selecta joins with Takeda in AAV gene therapies

Oct. 5, 2021
By Lee Landenberger
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Selecta Biosciences Inc. joined a licensing agreement with Takeda Pharmaceutical Co. Ltd. to develop AAV-driven gene therapies for two lysosomal storage disorders that could bring Watertown, Mass.-based Selecta up to $1.124 billion. The payments depend upon hitting development or commercial milestones. Selecta is also receiving an undisclosed up-front payment and is eligible for tiered royalties on commercial sales.
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Astellas stops dosing gene therapy for rare neuromuscular disease after trial's fourth SAE

Sep. 7, 2021
By Michael Fitzhugh
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Astellas Pharma Inc. has halted further dosing of the experimental X-linked myotubular myopathy (XLMTM) gene therapy AT-132 (resamirigene bilparvovec) after one participant in the ongoing Aspiro study experienced a serious adverse event (SAE) of abnormal liver function.
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Belief Biomed’s BBM-H901 wins first Chinese IND approval in gene therapy for hemophilia B

Aug. 17, 2021
By Doris Yu
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China’s NMPA has given Belief Biomed Inc. the official go-ahead to start testing its investigational gene therapy, BBM-H901, for the potential treatment of hemophilia B in the country, marking the first time an I.V. gene therapy for a rare disease has been approved in China. The company plans to advance the phase I/II trial for the candidate shortly, it said.
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BIO Asia-Taiwan: Cell and gene therapy development changing biopharma ecosystem

July 27, 2021
By Doris Yu
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Cell and gene therapy have seen much progress in recent times, with the product pipelines in those areas bursting with more than 1,200 therapies. Naturally, the challenges, opportunities and essential development strategies in those fields were the focus on the last day of the BIO Asia-Taiwan Conference 2021.
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In CAR T therapy, China excels in speed but quality remains a concern

June 1, 2021
By Elise Mak
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China is making strides in cell and gene therapy, notably so with a 61% surge in the number of clinical trials in six years, a new report by Ernst & Young showed. While analysts noted the increasing innovation efforts and cross-border collaborations, concerns remain if quality will be compromised by speed.
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