Gene or Genome – Talk Bio

Avalyn Pharma Raises $100M to Advance Inhaled Lung Disease Drugs

1 day ago talkbio0Tagged AP01, AP02, aspects of adverse effects, Avalyn, Clinical Trials, drug safety, Holdings, inhaled lung disease, nintedanib, Pharma, pirfenidone, Pulmonary Fibrosis, Series D, SNCG gene, Suvretta Capital Management

Avalyn Pharma; $100 million Series D; inhaled lung disease medications; pulmonary fibrosis; AP01; AP02; pirfenidone; nintedanib; clinical trials; drug safety; side effects; Suvretta Capital Management; SR One; Novo Holdings

Sarepta Reports Third Patient Death in Gene Therapy Studies for Limb-Girdle Muscular Dystrophy

5 days ago talkbio0Tagged AAVS1 gene, ELEVIDYS, gene therapy, Liver Failure, Acute, Muscular Dystrophies, Limb-Girdle, Patient Death, Safety, Study on Hold, United States Food and Drug Administration, vector

Sarepta Therapeutics; limb-girdle muscular dystrophy; SRP-9004; gene therapy; patient death; acute liver failure; FDA clinical hold; AAV vector; Elevidys; safety concerns

Kowa Secures Expanded Rights to Nicox’s Glaucoma Drug NCX 470 in Major Global Deal

6 days ago talkbio0Tagged Clinical Trials, Denali, Glaucoma, Kowa, licensing agreement, milestone payments, naproxen-n-butyl nitrate, Ophthalmology specialty, royalties, TLX2 gene

Kowa; Nicox; NCX 470; glaucoma; exclusive rights; licensing agreement; Denali clinical trial; ophthalmology; royalties; milestone payments

RFK Jr. Removes Top HHS Aides in Major Leadership Shakeup

1 week ago talkbio0Tagged Buckham, chief of, Hannah Anderson, Health, Heather Flick Melanson, Leadership, Policy, reshuffle, RFK Jr., Shakeup, Social Welfare, Staff, TMEM79 gene, Trump loyalists

RFK Jr.; Health and Human Services; leadership reshuffle; chief of staff; Matt Buckham; Heather Flick Melanson; Hannah Anderson; Trump loyalists; policy shakeup

RFK Jr. Fires Top HHS Leadership in Major Department Shakeup

1 week ago talkbio0Tagged Buckham, CHARGE Syndrome, Hannah Anderson, Health Policy, Heather Flick Melanson, Leadership, RFK Jr., Shakeup, Staff, TMEM79 gene, White House liaison

RFK Jr.; HHS; leadership shakeup; chief of staff replaced; Heather Flick Melanson; Hannah Anderson; Matt Buckham; health policy; White House liaison

RFK Jr. Reshuffles Top HHS Leadership, Replacing Chief of Staff and Deputy Chief

1 week ago talkbio0Tagged Buckham, Changing, CHARGE Syndrome, chief of, federal, Hannah Anderson, Health Policy, Heather Flick Melanson, Leadership, RFK Jr., Shakeup, Staff, TMEM79 gene

RFK Jr.; HHS; leadership shakeup; chief of staff; Heather Flick Melanson; Hannah Anderson; Matt Buckham; staff changes; federal health policy

WHO to Develop Guidelines for Gilead’s Twice-Yearly HIV PrEP Injection (Lenacapavir)

1 week ago talkbio0Tagged Approved, Gilead, Guidelines, HIV Prevention, Lenacapavir, PREP gene, twice-yearly injection, United States Food and Drug Administration, World Health Organization

WHO; Gilead; Lenacapavir; twice-yearly injection; PrEP; HIV prevention; guidelines; FDA approval

AstraZeneca’s Alexion Signs $825M AAV Capsid Deal with JCR Pharma

2 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged AAVS1 gene, Alexion, AstraZeneca, Capsid, gene therapy, genomic medicines, Infrequent, JCR, JUST-AAV, Licensing Deal

AstraZeneca; Alexion; JCR Pharmaceuticals; JUST-AAV; gene therapy; AAV capsid; rare disease; licensing deal; genomic medicines

TIGIT Turmoil: How Pharma Burned Billions on Failed Immuno-Oncology Projects

4 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged Arcus Biosciences, Clinical Trials, Gilead, immuno-oncology, iTeos, Merck, Myers, Novartis, Pharma, Roche (company), SmithKline Beecham, squibb, TIGIT gene, Tiragolumab

TIGIT; immuno-oncology; failed clinical trials; pharma investment loss; Gilead; GSK; Bristol Myers Squibb; Novartis; Merck; Roche; iTeos; Arcus Biosciences; tiragolumab; belrestotug

Kymera Snags Gilead as New Partner; Sanofi Opts for Next-Gen IRAK4 Degrader

4 weeks ago talkbio0Tagged biotech collaborations, CDK2 protein, human, Degrader, Gilead Sciences, IRAK4 gene, Kymera, Malignant neoplasm of breast, Molecular Glue Degrader, oncology partnership, sanofi, Solid Neoplasm

Kymera Therapeutics; Gilead Sciences; Sanofi; molecular glue degrader; CDK2; solid tumors; breast cancer; oncology partnership; IRAK4 degrader; biotech collaborations