Tag Archives: genome editing

November, 2018

30 November
FDA Accepts Editas Medicine’s IND Application for its CRISPR Genome Editing Medicine Being Investigated for Leber Congenital Amaurosis type 10

CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Nov. 30, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDIT), a leading genome editing company, today announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted the Company’s Investigational New Drug (IND) application for EDIT-101, an experimental CRISPR genome editing medicine being investigated for the treatment of …
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12 September
Gilead and Precision BioSciences Collaborate to Develop Therapies Against Hepatitis B Virus Using ARCUS Genome Editing

FOSTER CITY, Calif. & DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Gilead Sciences (Nasdaq: GILD) and Precision BioSciences announced today that the companies have entered into a strategic collaboration to develop therapies targeting the in vivo elimination of hepatitis B virus (HBV) with Precision’s proprietary genome editing platform, ARCUS. An estimated 257 million people are living with …
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7 August
Allergan and Editas Medicine to Jointly Develop CRISPR Genome Editing Experimental Medicine EDIT-101

DUBLIN, Ireland and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 06, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company, and Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDIT), a leading genome editing company, today announced that Allergan’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Allergan Pharmaceuticals International Limited (Allergan), has exercised its option to develop and commercialize …
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15 March
Allergan and Editas Announce CRISPR-Based Research and Development Deal for Rare Eye Diseases

DUBLIN and CAMBRIDGE, Mass., March 14, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Allergan plc (NYSE: AGN), a leading global pharmaceutical company, and Editas Medicine, Inc. (NASDAQ: EDIT), a leading genome editing company, today announced that Allergan’s wholly-owned subsidiary, Allergan Pharmaceuticals International Limited, and Editas Medicine have entered into a strategic research and development alliance …
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27 February
Sangamo Therapeutics Receives Rare Pediatric Disease Designation from the FDA for its MPS I Candidate

RICHMOND, Calif., Feb. 27, 2017 /PRNewswire/ — Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: SGMO), the leader in therapeutic genome editing, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted rare pediatric disease designation for SB-318, the Company’s in vivo genome editing product candidate for the treatment of Mucopolysaccharidosis Type …
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20 June
FDA Clears Sangamo Biosciences’ IND for ZFN-Mediate Genome Editing Treatment of MPS II

RICHMOND, Calif., June 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Sangamo BioSciences, Inc. (NASDAQ: SGMO), the leader in therapeutic genome editing, announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared the Company’s Investigational New Drug application (IND) for SB-913, a zinc finger nuclease (ZFN)-mediated approach designed as a single treatment with …
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17 May
Bayer and ERS Genomics Announce Licensing Agreement for Genome-Editing Patents

LEVERKUSEN, Germany & DUBLIN–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Bayer and ERS signed a patent license agreement whereby Bayer gains access to ERS’ CRISPR-Cas9 genome-editing patents for certain cross-divisional applications in Bayer’s core strategic areas. ERS Genomics holds rights to the foundational CRISPR-Cas9 patent portfolio from Dr. Emmanuelle Charpentier, an inventor of the breakthrough gene-editing …
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25 February
Baxalta and Precision Biosciences Form Global Genome Editing Collaboration in Immuno-Oncology

BANNOCKBURN, Ill. & DURHAM, N.C.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Baxalta Incorporated (NYSE: BXLT), a global biopharmaceutical leader dedicated to delivering transformative therapies to patients with orphan diseases and underserved conditions, and Precision BioSciences, the genome editing company, today announced a global collaboration to develop a broad series of allogeneic chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T …
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