Manufacturing, Gene Therapies

Passage Bio has licensed a sixth gene therapy development program under its partnership with the University of Pennsylvania for the clinical development of a potential treatment for a nerve disorder.

Pfizer is investing $500 million for the construction of a state-of-the-art gene therapy manufacturing facility in Sanford, NC.

The acquisition expands Eurofins Genomics’ gene portfolio while bolstering Blue Heron’s production capabilities.

Experts explore the role gene-editing techniques can play in regenerative medicine and cell-line development.

Werum IT Solutions will provide a standardized, scalable, and compliant platform to blood centers for the cell and gene therapy processes.

Metabolic-disease biotech Amicus Therapeutics announced a manufacturing agreement with Catalent’s Paragon Gene Therapy unit for gene therapy manufacturing.

Research from the Institute for Research in Biomedicine offers insight into the source of asymmetry between nucleic acid hybrids.

The agency has approved Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec-xioi), the first gene therapy to treat pediatric spinal muscular atrophy.

In collaboration with Pall Corportion, biotech company Freeline completed the first full-scale run at its newly commissioned, GMP gene-therapy manufacturing facility in the UK.

Adding to an existing $115-million investment, the 700,000-ft2 site in Longmont, CO will expand AveXis’ gene-therapy manufacturing capacity.

NJII and Pall collaborate to address biomanufacturing technology and workforce development challenges.

The new facility, located at the company’s headquarters in Pittsburgh, PA, is expected to meet all clinical and commercial development needs of the company’s lead gene therapy program.

The company will invest an additional $60 million to expand its manufacturing facility in Durham County, NC.

Janssen and MeiraGTx will collaborate on the development and commercialization of gene therapies for treating inherited retinal diseases.

Horizon and Rutgers University will partner to develop and commercialize new gene editing technology for therapeutic and research applications.

Cell and gene therapy platform company, Locate Bio, has announced that it is set to receive key patents for its IntraStem technology covering the United States and Europe

The companies will offer an IT platform that enhances the visibility and performance of the overall personalized medicine treatment process.

Researchers at the University of Delaware have made a step forward in gene therapy by engineering microparticles that deliver gene-regulating material to hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, which live deep in bone marrow and direct the formation of blood cells.

The partnership provides Sarepta with capacity and manufacturing slots for GMP-grade plasmid production for its micro-dystrophin Duchenne muscular dystrophy gene therapy program, as well as plasmid capacity for future gene therapy programs.

A new facility in California will expand Orchard Therapeutic’s capacity to develop and deliver lentiviral vector and gene-corrected hematopoetic stem cells.

Cobra, Pall, and Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult are collaborating to develop continuous manufacturing for gene therapy production.

Moving forward with gene therapy development requires a “quantum leap” in manufacturing capabilities.

Improving the manufacturing of gene therapy vectors will be crucial to making advanced treatments accessible to more patients who need them, agreed panelists at the 2018 Galien Forum.

The company will collaborate with GlycoBac to offer an insect cell line for the development of viral vaccines and gene therapies.

The European Medicines Agency has recommended Luxturna (voretigene neparvovec) as the first treatment option for hereditary retinal dystrophy with mutations of the RPE65 gene.