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After patients die, FDA clamps hold on Astellas gene therapy trial

A second patient has died after receiving Audentes Therapeutics’ gene therapy against a rare genetic neuromuscular disorder. Audentes, which Astellas Pharma acquired for $3 billion, has dropped plans to file for approval imminently and paused a clinical trial while it reviews the situation.

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COVID-19 close-up: Takeda's Morabito on the science behind plasma-based treatments

Hyperimmune globulins work by giving patients a mix of antibodies produced by different kinds of immune cells, so they have multiple different antibodies against multiple different antigens on the virus. Morabito called it a “shotgun approach” that could help patients fight off COVID-19 while researchers are still learning about the disease.

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After CureVac nabs government backing, BioNTech sees $250M private investment

As two of Germany’s brightest COVID-19 pandemic vaccine biotechs continue to speed on with their clinical work, both have seen big cash injections to help them—but from very different sources.

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2 early-stage biotechs gun for $175M as IPO waters remain warm

If there’s one thing that’s bucking the downward market trend during this pandemic, it's the biotech IPO, and now we have two more phase 1 companies ready to go public.

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Heron's wings clipped again with another FDA rejection for opioid alternative

After its expected FDA decision date last week came and went and its shares drove downward premarket Monday morning, Heron Therapeutics has been handed a complete response letter from the FDA.

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Using gene editing to keep cholesterol down and heart attacks at bay

What if we could replace the arsenal of drugs used to prevent heart attacks with one injection? Verve Therapeutics believes gene "base editing" is the key. In data presented this weekend, the company showed that the approach could switch off either the PCSK9 or ANGPTL3 gene—both of which play a role in heart disease—in monkeys.

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With FDA nod, Beckman Coulter plans to ship 30M antibody tests per month

Beckman Coulter received an FDA emergency authorization for its mass-produced coronavirus antibody test, with plans to deliver more than 30 million tests per month worldwide.

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