Thursday, May 18, 2023 Daily Archives

Two-pronged approach advances Omisirge accessibility, says Gamida

Gamida Cell says its two-pronged strategic approach includes accomplishing a successful commercial strategy with FDA approved Omisirge and pursuing partnerships. In April, the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Gamida’s Omisirge (omidubicel), an allogeneic cell therapy for patients with blood cancers who are set to undergo stem cell transplantation. Omisirge is a modified allogeneic cord blood-based cell therapy to quicken the recovery of neutrophils and reduce the risk of infection. It is intended for use in patients with blood…

Scribe and Prevail ink $75m CRISPR deal

Scribe Therapeutics’ CRISPR by Design will be combined with Prevail Therapeutics’ knowledge in developing genetic medicines to treat neurological disorders. The collaboration between Scribe and Eli Lilly subsidiary, Prevail Lilly, which the company agreed to buy in December 2020 for $880 million will advance in vivo CRISPR-based genetic medicines for neurological and neuromuscular diseases. Under the terms of the deal, Prevail will gain the rights to Scribe’s CRISPR X-Editing (XE) technologies. The technology is used for the development of in…