Investment into regenerative medicine grows alongside company collaborations
Regenerative medicine is a relatively new area of medicine that involves significant research into how to harness the body's own healing mechanisms as treatments for a variety of diseases, including cardiovascular diseases, diabetes, and osteoarthritis. This is performed through the use of stem cell therapies, tissue engineering, and medical devices. The field is rapidly expanding, with many companies forming strategic research partnerships. Read More
Creating an opening for treatments into the brains of mice
The cellular barrier that protects the brain also has the unfortunate effect of preventing medical treatments from reaching areas of the brain where they are needed. This presents a major obstacle in developing new drugs to treat brain diseases. Now, in a study published in Nature Protocols, researchers describe an approach in mice to precisely open a gate in the barrier and deliver therapeutic agents. Read More
CAR T-cell therapy collaborations expand cancer treatment options
Considering the broad range of the causes of cancer and the heavy impact on patients, advanced and innovative treatments are essential to fighting it. One technology being explored for this purpose is CAR T-cell therapy, because it trains the body's immune system to specifically target cancerous cells, according to Cell and Gene Therapy Business Outlook, a sister publication of ScienceBoard. Some healthcare institutions are collaborating with companies to develop such technologies, including Celularity, Lonza, and the Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center. Read More
Developments in cell therapy boost potential for autoimmune disease treatments
Healthcare leaders are working together to change the therapeutic landscape for autoimmune diseases, which are often due to unknown causes, according to Cell and Gene Therapy Business Outlook, a sister publication of ScienceBoard. Atara Biotherapeutics, Kyverna Therapeutics, and the National Institutes of Health are a few organizations that are dedicated to finding treatments for patients with limited options. Read More
ARM update points to strong 2022 for cell and gene therapy industry
Despite a turbulent investment year, the cell and gene therapy space continued to innovate and develop at an extraordinary speed, according to the "Cell & Gene State of the Industry Briefing," which was delivered on January 11 by the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) in partnership with Biotech Showcase. Read More
CAR T cells produced in vivo may treat cardiac injury
New evidence suggests that immunotherapy could have the potential to temporarily reprogram patients' immune cells to attack a specific target via a single injection of mRNA. The study, published in Science, could lead to a new treatment for heart failure. Read More
Rare disease treatments continue to advance alongside gene therapies
Rare diseases represent an underserved and frequently overlooked area in healthcare. As a result, funding for research in these diseases is often limited. However, many of these diseases are fatal or highly impair a patient's quality of life. According to a recent report from Cell and Gene Therapy Business Outlook, a sister publication of ScienceBoard, some institutions are focusing their efforts in the area of rare diseases. Read More
Asgard Therapeutics raises seed funding for novel in vivo cancer immunotherapy
Asgard Therapeutics, a private biotech startup based in Lund, Sweden, has raised 6 million euros (about $6.8 million) in seed financing, co-led by Novo Holdings, a global life science investor based in Hellerup, Denmark. Read More
Precision Advance aims to improve patient access to cell and gene therapy
Improving patient access to cell and gene therapy treatments is the goal of Precision Advance, an initiative of Precision Medicine Group. Precision Advance provides a set of interconnected services and personnel designed to help bring new therapies to market. Read More
Catching up with the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine at Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa
CARLSBAD, CA - What's going on at this week's Cell & Gene Meeting on the Mesa? ScienceBoard.net spoke with Stephen Majors, director of public affairs at the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine, who shared what's being discussed at this year's meeting. Read More
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