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Gene Therapy Company Starts-Up, Gains $200M

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A new company is underway commercializing research on gene therapies for inherited diseases, staked to an initial investment of $200 million. . . . → Read More: Gene Therapy Company Starts-Up, Gains $200M

Biotechs Partner on Gene-Edited Cancer Cell Therapies

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Two biotechnology companies are collaborating on using the gene editing technique Crispr to create engineered immune-system cells to treat cancer. . . . → Read More: Biotechs Partner on Gene-Edited Cancer Cell Therapies

Gene Therapy Company Exploring DNA Circuit Technology

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Spark Therapeutics, a developer of gene therapies, is gaining access to a technology that programs DNA sequences like integrated electronic circuits. . . . → Read More: Gene Therapy Company Exploring DNA Circuit Technology

Univ. Lab Develops, Licenses Sports Injury Implant

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A medical device company now offers a synthetic tissue implant for torn rotator cuff, a common sports injury, designed at a Purdue University engineering lab. . . . → Read More: Univ. Lab Develops, Licenses Sports Injury Implant

AbbVie Licenses Engineered Crispr Cell Process

Drug maker AbbVie is acquiring a technology using the gene-editing process Crispr to produce new off-the-shelf engineered T-cells as disease therapies. . . . → Read More: AbbVie Licenses Engineered Crispr Cell Process

Cancer Immunotherapy Adapted for HIV

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A biotechnology company is adapting and licensing its immunotherapy process, originally designed for cancer, as a cure for HIV infections. . . . → Read More: Cancer Immunotherapy Adapted for HIV

Institutions Join Global Health Breakthrough Network

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Wellcome Leap aims to establish a model for faster design and development of health breakthroughs, beginning with elimination of administrative obstacles. . . . → Read More: Institutions Join Global Health Breakthrough Network

Universities Form Joint Engineering Patent Pool

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A group of 15 American universities are putting part of their engineering patents into a common licensing pool for commercial development. . . . → Read More: Universities Form Joint Engineering Patent Pool

Biotech Licenses mRNA Technology for Aging

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A biotechnology enterprise is licensing research from Stanford University on messenger RNA to produce proteins that rejuvenate cells damaged by aging. . . . → Read More: Biotech Licenses mRNA Technology for Aging

Drug Maker Gains Access to Hidden Protein Immunotherapies

T-cells and cancer cells

Global drug maker Boehringer Ingelheim is gaining access to an immunotherapy technology that targets usually hidden proteins to attack cancer cells. . . . → Read More: Drug Maker Gains Access to Hidden Protein Immunotherapies