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bluebird bio wins back-to-back landmark FDA approvals for first-in-class gene therapies

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These approvals represent crucial milestones for bluebird bio, the gene therapy field, and patients with rare genetic diseases. Spark Therapeutics’ Luxturna, indicated for inherited retinal disease (IRD), was the first gene therapy to be approved, in 2017, with a price tag of $850,000 for each eye.

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Free access to Zolgensma curbed, says Novartis

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First introduced in 2020, the global Managed Access Programme (gMAP) has provided Zolgensma (onasemnogene abeparvovec) free of charge to nearly 300 children with the genetic disorder across 36 countries where the therapy has not yet received approval or in which no formal access pathway exists.

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Cartherics grants licence for CTH-004 to Shunxi

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CTH-004 is developed by genetically altering patient T cells for inserting a chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) to target a marker (TAG-72) on ovarian cancer cells and delete genes which are involved in T cell function suppression. Shunxi will also hold an option to negotiate rights to other CAR-T products, which include the licenced IP.

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A broad range of unmet needs remains in the immuno-oncology space

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Chimeric antigen receptor T-cell (CAR-T) therapies are the only genetically modified cell therapies to have received regulatory approval, and they are currently utilised in relapsed/refractory settings. Cost-related unmet needs also scored highly.

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The Value of Precision Livestock Farming (PLF) in 2022

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In conjunction with tags, facial expression readers, or electromagnetic RFID tags, drones can monitor the health indicators of individual herd members. From satellites to mounted ear tags, sensors can be used for spectral, spatial, and radiometric applications across pastoral land. Satellite-based monitoring. Mounted Devices.

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After a slow start for expensive CAR-T therapies, drug developers revisit oral therapies for blood cancer

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price tag of $475,000 when it was first launched in 2017 – and it becomes apparent that these may not be desirable treatment options for every patient and in every setting. Add to this the considerable cost of these medications – the first approved CAR-T, Novartis’ Kymriah (tisagenlecleucel), had a U.S.

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Orphan drugs and where to launch them: The keys to Europe’s forgotten territories

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It is estimated that there are currently more than 7,000 orphan diseases, many of which are considered life-threatening and most of which have a genetic basis. These countries will have a smaller patient pool due to population size and will likely carry a price tag that is significantly below that of higher GDP countries.”.