CRISPR Pioneers Jennifer Doudna and Fyodor Urnov Launch Aurora Therapeutics for Custom CRISPR Therapies

Aurora Therapeutics; CRISPR; gene editing; personalized therapies; Jennifer Doudna; Fyodor Urnov; rare diseases; Menlo Ventures

Moderna Lands CEPI as New Backer for Its Pandemic Flu (H5 Bird Flu) Program

Moderna; CEPI; Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations; pandemic influenza; H5 bird flu; mRNA vaccine; Phase 3 trial; pandemic preparedness; vaccine development; funding

GSK strikes RNA-based neuro and kidney disease collaboration with CAMP4 Therapeutics

GSK; CAMP4 Therapeutics; RNA therapeutics; regulatory RNA; antisense oligonucleotides; ASO; RAP Platform; neurodegenerative diseases; kidney disease; renal disease; gene upregulation; biotech collaboration; licensing deal; milestone payments; tiered royalties

J&J-backed Cellular Origins raises $40M for cell therapy manufacturing

Cellular Origins; Johnson & Johnson; Series A; $40 million; cell therapy manufacturing; Constellation platform; robotic automation; ATMP; TTP Group; scalable manufacturing

SanegeneBio raises over $110M Series B after Lilly RNAi deal

SanegeneBio; Series B financing; $110 million; Eli Lilly; RNA interference; RNAi therapeutics; metabolic diseases; Lilly collaboration; clinical-stage assets; liver-targeted RNAi; extrahepatic RNAi; biotech fundraising 2025

Novartis antibody ianalumab helps prolong control of rare blood disorder ITP

Novartis; ianalumab; primary immune thrombocytopenia; ITP; rare blood disorder; antibody; VAYHIT2 trial; time to treatment failure; disease control; ASH 2025; Promacta; eltrombopag