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Sometimes it can be difficult to find or afford certain medications designed for your condition. However, this may soon be changing for Canadians with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). On March…
Sometimes it can be difficult to find or afford certain medications designed for your condition. However, this may soon be changing for Canadians with spinal muscular atrophy (SMA). On March…
According to a story from the National Hemophilia Foundation, the drug company uniQure has provided an update in regards to a case of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) that emerged in a…
In a recent press release, clinical-stage gene therapy company Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Rocket") shared that its investigational gene therapy candidate, RP-L201, received Priority Medicines (PRIME) designation from the European…
Rocket Pharmaceuticals, Inc. ("Rocket") has dedicated its mission to developing gene therapy solutions for rare childhood conditions. Recently, the company shared the publication of preliminary data from a Phase…
bluebird bio has created a gene therapy for the treatment of cerebral adrenoleukodystrophy (CALD), which is now making its way through a clinical development program. According to Businesswire, bluebird has…
According to Charcot-Marie-Tooth News, the CMT Research Foundation has announced that they will provide additional funding for the development of a gene therapy for Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 1 (CMT1A). The…
It is estimated that one person in forty to sixty thousand is affected by Fabry disease. Approximately five hundred Canadians are known to have Fabry disease. Newswise recently carried the…
According to a story from Market Watch, the gene therapy company AVROBIO, Inc. has recently announced that its investigational gene therapy candidate AVR-RD-04 has earned Orphan Drug designation from the…
At the beginning of March 2021, gene therapy company AVROBIO, Inc. shared that its investigational gene therapy, AVR-RD-04, was given Orphan Drug designation by the European Commission (EC). This treatment…
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) held its annual Rare Disease Day event on March 1, 2021 this year. This event showcases groundbreaking research, amazing rare patient stories, and more.…
Crispr is no longer a buzzword. According to a recent article in The Guardian, it has become the ‘molecular scissors’ that will enable scientists to rewrite our genes or as often said,…
Lysogene has just announced that the FDA has approved their Investigational New Drug Application (IND) for a therapy for GM1 gangliosidosis, a rare pediatric condition. The investigational treatment is a…
As reported in Biospace, Taysha Gene Therapies wants to eradicate devastating genetic epilepsies and central nervous system disorders rooted in a single genetic mutation. That’s going to take some innovative…
While gene therapy is a promising field, there are some associated risks: unwanted immune reactions, infections, or whether the therapy could lead to the development of other conditions, like cancer.…
Genethon and WhiteLab Genomics have entered into a partnership agreement, which will allow them to further develop their work in artificial intelligence and gene therapy. Within the terms of the…
According to BioSpace, Homology Medicines has released the first round of data from the clinical trials of HMI-203, a gene therapy being developed for the treatment of Hunter syndrome, also…
AVROBIO has released data from the ongoing Phase 2 FAB-GT trial, which is investigating AVR-RD-01 as a treatment for Fabry disease. This ex vivo lentiviral gene therapy was shown to…
According to ForexTV, commercial gene therapy company Spark Therapeutics ("Spark") recently announced preliminary data from a Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating SPK-8016, an investigational gene therapy, for patients with hemophilia…
The very first patient has just been dosed in Pfizer's Phase 3 clinical trial for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). The trial is called CIFFREO. This patient received the therapy at a…
On January 10, 2021, biotechnology company BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. ("BioMarin") shared positive data from its Phase 3 GENEr8-1 clinical trial. The clinical trial is evaluating an investigational gene therapy…
In an exciting press release, gene therapy platform company Lysogene announced that it had received approval from the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA) and Research Ethics Committee. As…
According to a story from news-medical.net, a team of scientists affiliated with Massachusetts General Hospital has conducted a study revealing that gene therapy could be an effective treatment for tuberous…
According to a story from Globe Newswire, the genetic medicine company Sarepta Therapeutics has announced top-line data from part one of its clinical trial. This trial is investigating its experimental…
In a recent press release, biopharmaceutical company Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. ("Ultragenyx") shared positive safety and efficacy data from Phase 1/2 clinical trials on gene therapy solutions for ornithine transcarbamylase…
In a press release from early January 2021, genetic medicines company Generation Bio Co. ("Generation Bio") announced data from a variety of studies. In one, the company shared that…