VectorY Strikes $1.2B Option and License Pact with Shape Therapeutics for Brain-Penetrant Gene Therapy Delivery

VectorY Therapeutics; Shape Therapeutics; SHP-DB1; adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsid; brain-penetrant delivery; gene therapy; neurodegenerative diseases; Huntington’s disease; Alzheimer’s disease; biobucks; pipeline; milestone payments; vectorized antibodies

Rocket Pharmaceuticals Cuts 30% of Staff, Refocuses on Heart Gene Therapies

Rocket Pharmaceuticals; layoffs; restructuring; 30% workforce reduction; cardiovascular gene therapy; adeno-associated virus (AAV); Danon disease; PKP2-associated cardiomyopathy; BAG3-associated dilated cardiomyopathy; operating cost reduction; Fanconi Anemia; Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency; KRESLADI

Atsena reels in $150M to advance work on ocular gene therapies

Atsena, Retinoschisis, Juvenile, X-Linked, United States Food and Drug Administration, Dependovirus, Cloning Vectors, Hereditary, Retinal Diseases, Blindness, ATSN-201, ATSN-101