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Sanofi to Acquire Blueprint Medicines for Up to $9.5B
Sanofi has agreed to acquire Blueprint Medicines for up to approximately $9.5 billion, the companies said today, in a deal…
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Dual-target CAR-T Cell Therapy Slows Glioblastoma Tumors in Phase I Trial
Glioblastoma (GBM) is an aggressive and common brain cancer in adults with average life expectancies of 12–18 months after diagnosis…
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Plasma Exchange in Humans Reduces Biological Age by over Two Years
In a first, a randomized, placebo-controlled trial has been performed to assess the safety and effects on biological age of…
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“Universal” CAR-T Immunotherapy Targets Relapsed/Refractory Blood Cancers
A new type of allogeneic CAR-T cell immunotherapy that targets aggressive blood cancers has shown promising results alongside manageable side…
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StockWatch: Intellia Stumbles on News of Patient’s Severe Liver Toxicity
Intellia Therapeutics (NASDAQ: NTLA) found out this past week what other genetic medicine developers have learned in recent weeks: Any…
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Confronting a Dwindling Supply of Fetal Bovine Serum
Fetal bovine serum (FBS) has long served as a foundational input for cell culture, tissue engineering, and biomanufacturing. Yet, a…
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First IDMO Smart Factory for Commercial-Scale Cell Therapy Manufacturing Established in Japan
Cellares, in collaboration with Mitsui Fudosan, a Japanese real estate developer, established Japan’s first next-gen commercial production site for CAR-T…
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Old Vaccine, New Tricks: PIE-seq Reveals How BCG Reprograms Immunity
How can a tuberculosis vaccine also treat cancer—and potentially make other immunotherapies more effective? That’s the question researchers at Memorial…
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Neurodegeneration Slowed by Sleep Aid That Reduces Tau Buildup in Mice
Data from a new study in mice shows that a common sleep aid protects the brain from damage seen in…
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Spatial Technology Unveils Genome Structure Associated with Aging
Tapping into the structural intricacies of the cell nucleus was once a pipe dream, Jason Buenrostro, PhD, told me when…