Biotech’s double standard on biogenerics
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Yesterday, the WSJ Health Blog cited a WSJ story as evidence that “biogenerics” — that is, generic versions of biotech drugs, which currently don’t exist — need to be treated with caution. Unfortunately, that post missed a much more important point about biogenerics: The… Continue Reading
Ceregene: Catching an updraft in gene therapy
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Ceregene, a San Diego biotech at work on a gene therapy for Parkinson’s disease, has so far raised $28 million in a third funding round and last week struck a development partnership with Genzyme that resulted in a $25 million up-front payment and potential… Continue Reading
Applied Genetic Technologies gets $2M for gene therapy
Applied Genetic Technologies, an Alachua, Fla., gene-therapy developer, received a $2 million milestone payment from Genzyme.
The two companies are jointly developing a gene therapy for treating a form of blindness called age-related macular degeneration. The treatment uses an adeno-associated virus designed to deliver a… Continue Reading
Amicus Therapeutics aims for potentially disruptive $92M IPO
Amicus Therapeutics, a Cranbury, N.J., developer of drugs to treat rare genetic diseases, said it plans to raise as much as $92 million in an IPO — money that would fund its pursuit of new drugs for rare genetic diseases, a strategy could be disruptive… Continue Reading