Beam Therapeutics

NEWS
Verve Therapeutics’ base editing program has been forced into a detour after the FDA placed a hold on its investigational new drug application. Beam has also posted its own regulatory update.
Orbital Therapeutics, co-founded by John Maraganore, launched with the goal of harnessing the full potential of RNA-based therapeutics to tackle diseases in a new and more effective manner.
FDA
The FDA has had a busy week, accepting drug applications, approving clinical trials and granting various special designations for Gamida Cell, Cellectis, Scynexis & more.
The FDA has placed a clinical hold on Beam Therapeutics’ leukemia/lymphoma therapy and has lifted the hold on Celyad’s CAR-T candidate for colorectal cancer.
Around 40% of Pfizer’s portfolio was realized through partnerships, and Monday, the pharma giant announced three more collaborative deals.
He envisions becoming a grandparent in the industry, as opposed to the parenting role he played at Alnylam.
More than $170 million was paid out for drugs that manufacturers voluntarily withdrew from the market after subsequent trials showed no benefit in overall survival.
Biopharma companies recognized that developing a therapy is merely the beginning of what is needed to connect patients with sickle cell disease to next-level therapies.
The company’s technology aims to precisely search out genetic mutations at their precise genome location, limiting concerns about toxicities or unwanted cellular changes.
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