Today's Rundown Featured Story | | | Monday, May 11, 2020 Roche has named Aviv Regev as the new head of Genentech research and early development (gRED). Regev, who currently works at the Broad Institute, will take over as head of gRED when Michael Varney retires at the end of July. |
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Top Stories Monday, May 11, 2020 The U.S. government has narrowed down its list of people to be the face of its COVID-19 drug and vaccine response, and reports suggest Elias Zerhouni is currently the favorite. Monday, May 11, 2020 With its Bristol Myers-partnered CAR-T therapy under FDA review, bluebird bio is getting a $200 million payout. The Big Pharma is forking over the cash to get out of future payments on the treatment and its follow-up outside the U.S. The duo framed the move as a bid to focus on the impending U.S. rollout of the treatment, ide-cel. Monday, May 11, 2020 Amid the COVID-19 crisis, Takeda leaders share five ways to adjust to protect people’s families, colleagues and community, while maintaining a commitment to the people who need Takeda’s medicines. Monday, May 11, 2020 Although gene therapy has opened a new realm of possibilities, its delivery vehicles have held it back. Dyno Therapeutics is on a mission to change that—and it’s coming out of stealth with artificial-intelligence-powered technology and partnerships with Novartis and Sarepta Therapeutics that could net it up to $2 billion. Monday, May 11, 2020 Joseph McIntosh, M.D., has jumped ship from PTC Therapeutics and landed at gene therapy biotech Aruvant Sciences as its new chief medical officer, effective today. Saturday, May 9, 2020 The FDA has authorized its first COVID-19 antigen test, bringing a new category of diagnostic against the disease. Monday, May 11, 2020 A single injection of the gene that makes the protein follistatin caused a significant buildup of muscle mass in mice while also preventing obesity, reported Washington University researchers. The gene therapy could someday help people who are overweight and suffering from joint pain caused by osteoarthritis, they suggested. |  | Experts in our field; with 20+ years’ experience in Viral Vector & plasmid DNA (R&D, High Quality and GMP) manufacture for pre-clinical, clinical & commercial supply. Take a virtual tour of our facilities & find out more about our expansion project. |
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