Category: Industry News

Shire Submits Investigational New Drug Application to FDA for Gene Therapy candidate SHP654 for treatment of Hemophilia A

Note: The following is an edited version of a press release from Shire. Read the press release from Shire in it’s entirety here. Shire has announced the submission of an investigational new drug (IND) application to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for SHP654, also designated as BAX 888, an investigational factor VIII (FVIII) gene therapy for the […]

New Biopharmaceutical Company, Sigilon Therapeutics, Launches

Note: The following is an edited version of a press release from Sigilon Therapeutics. Read the press release from Sigilon Therapeutics in it’s entirety here. Flagship Pioneering, a fully-integrated life science innovation enterprise, recently announced the launch of Sigilon Therapeutics Inc. Sigilon Therapeutics is a biopharmaceutical company that discovers and develops category-defining biocompatible encapsulated cell therapies. Sigilon Therapeutics’ discovery platform combines cell engineering and […]

Genentech Announces Results in Emicizumab Phase III Studies (HAVEN 1 And HAVEN 2) in Hemophilia A With Inhibitors

Genentech, a member of the Roche Group announced today positive data from the primary analysis of the Phase III HAVEN 1 study in adults and adolescents and interim analysis of the Phase III HAVEN 2 study in children evaluating once-weekly subcutaneous emicizumab prophylaxis (preventative) for the treatment of hemophilia A with inhibitors to factor VIII. […]

FDA Accepts Bioverativ's Application for Investigational Hemophilia A Drug

Bioverativ announced on June 12, 2017 that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for BIVV001 (also known as rFVIIIFc-VWF-XTEN), a novel, investigational factor VIII therapy designed to potentially extend protection from bleeds with prophylaxis dosing of once weekly or longer for people with hemophilia A. […]

FDA Approves New Novo Nordisk Treatment for Patients with Hemophilia B

 Novo Nordisk recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Biologics License Application for REBINYN® (Coagulation Factor IX (Recombinant), GlycoPEGylated) for the treatment of adults and children with hemophilia B. Novo Nordisk expects to launch REBINYN® in the U.S. in the first half of 2018.For more info on REBINYN, read the […]

Dimension Therapeutics Discontinues DTX101, a Investigational Gene Therapy Product

Dimension Therapeutics announced it will discontinue the development of DTX101, an investigational AAVrh10-based gene therapy product in development for the treatment of moderate/severe-to-severe hemophilia B. The decision followed the review of the emerging DTX101 Phase 1/2 clinical study data, including the data as of the beginning of May 2017, and the observation that the data would not meet […]

Sangamo Therapeutics And Pfizer Announce Collaboration For Hemophilia A Gene Therapy

Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. and Pfizer Inc. recently announced an exclusive, global collaboration and license agreement for the development and commercialization of gene therapy programs for Hemophilia A, including SB-525, one of Sangamo’s four lead product candidates, which Sangamo expects will enter the clinic this quarter. Click here to read the full press release from Sangamo Therapeutics.

uniQure Announces Successful Gene Therapy Delivery in Animal Model

uniQure recently presented data at the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 20th Annual Meeting in Washington, D.C. on successful repeated hepatic gene delivery with their AAV5 vector following a proprietary immunoadsorption procedure in non-human primates (NHPs). The results described successful sequential transduction with the two reporter transgenes and highlighted the progress made in readministration protocols […]

Kedrion Announces Return to Normal Supply Levels of Koāte

Kedrion Biopharma announced a return to normal supply levels of Koāte in the 1000 vial size and a series of large-scale improvements to their overall operations following a temporary period of limited availability of product. Click here to read the full contents of letter provided by Kedrion Biopharma regarding this matter. 

uniQure Receives EU PRIME Designation For Hemophilia B Product

 uniQure recently received the designation of a “priority medicine” from the European Union for a potential gene therapy treatment for Hemophilia B. From the press release: uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ:QURE), a leading gene therapy company advancing transformative therapies for patients with severe medical needs, today announced that AMT-060, its proprietary, investigational gene therapy in patients with severe […]