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uniQure's ballyhooed gene therapy for Huntington's hits FDA roadblock

The FDA is said to be making a U-turn on uniQure’s one-time gene therapy candidate for Huntington’s disease despite the treatment being hailed as a game-changer. | FDA is said to be making a U-turn on ...
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Roche signs $2B pact to pilot Manifold Bio's shuttles to the brain

Roche may have been exploring ways to shuttle drugs to the brain for well over a decade, but that’s not stopping the pharma ...
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TScan lays off 30% of workforce, halts phase 1 solid tumor T-cell receptor trial

TScan Therapeutics is laying off 30% of its workforce as the T-cell receptor (TCR) therapy biotech abandons a phase 1 solid ...
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Pfizer sues Metsera over Novo's shock counteroffer, but obesity biotech stands firm

For Novo, it marks the boldest move yet for recently appointed CEO Maziar Mike Doustdar. In response to a slowdown in sales ...
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Italian biotech AAVantgarde adds $143M series B to fund retinal disease gene therapy trials

Embargoed for 9am CET (3am ET) on Monday November 3rdAmgen Ventures-backed AAVantgarde Bio has raised $143 million in series ...