4+ day, 6+ hour ago   (302+ words) ProBioGen and Transgene report that they broadened the scope of their existing collaboration to include an additional license agreement for ProBioGen’s suspension AGE1.CR.plXR cell line which is designed to boost Transgene’s manufacturing capabilities with this specialized production technology. ProBioGen…...

4+ day, 7+ hour ago   (207+ words) RNAV8 Bio (pronounced Renovate Bio) has been selected to receive funding from the Advanced Research Projects Agency for Health (ARPA-H) for PROPEL (Programmable RNA for Optimal Precision in Therapeutic Efficacy and Localization). “Just as important, every element we discover stays answerable…...

4+ day, 10+ hour ago   (475+ words) Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News Biotech company Moonwalk Biosciences announced that it has raised $70 million from an oversubscribed series B financing round. The company plans to use the funds to continue developing its adipose-targeted RNAi therapies for obesity and cardiometabolic…...

1+ week, 8+ hour ago   (259+ words) NewBiologix will use its Xcell™ stable manufacturing platform to generate and characterize a research cell bank for Synastra’s DMD gene therapy candidate. The agreement also provides an option to transition the program to a commercial license supporting future clinical and…...

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (464+ words) By David H. Crean, PhD That is the environment biotech executives are navigating right now. The strategic responses being formulated quietly, deliberately, at the level of pipeline sequencing, capital allocation, and partnership architecture will shape the competitive landscape of biopharma for…...

1+ week, 5+ day ago   (433+ words) Scientists at the University of California San Diego School of Medicine have been awarded a contract of up to $11.312 million from the Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency (DARPA) to pursue a research project aimed at developing optimized red blood cells…...

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (337+ words) The biomanufacturing workforce of the future is hampered by a lack of familiarity with the technology today. Consequently, when those students choose careers, biotech isn’t top of mind and, even when it is, they may not have developed the deep…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (770+ words) Industry group MassBio’s report shows comebacks for VC, IPOs, and M&A activity—as well as funding challenges for startups and a three percent year-over-year decline in employment Massachusetts, the home of the nation’s leading biopharma cluster as ranked by…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (164+ words) In this sponsoredGEN Podcast – part 2 in a 3-part series -- a trio of experts from SK Pharmteco discuss how CDMOs are helping biopharma companies navigate critical areas including scale-up, technology transfer, advanced manufacturing, automation, sustainability, the emergence of AI, and supply chain…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (211+ words) Genetic Engineering and Biotechnology News Rznomics is joining Lilly Gateway Labs (LGL) in San Diego. The company is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical firm based in South Korea focused on developing RNA-based gene therapies. Lilly Gateway Labs is an innovation hub designed…...