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In a paper published today in the journal Cell, scientists describe unexpected, undesirable outcomes after editing genes in human embryos with CRISPR, a genomic editing system.

The study, the most detailed analysis to date of CRISPR in human embryos, shows that applying gene editing technologyto repair a blindness-causing gene early in the development of a human embryo often eliminates an entire chromosome or a large section of it.

"Our study shows that CRISPR/Cas9 is not yet ready for clinical use to correct mutations at this stage of human development, says the studys senior author Dieter Egli, assistant professor of developmental cell biology in the Department of Pediatrics at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons.

The genome editing system called CRISPR/Cas9 has revolutionized molecular biology in recent years, and its discoverers were honored with this year's Nobel Prize in chemistry. The system allows scientists to make precise changes in the genomes of cultured cells, living tissues, and animal embryos.

The first use of CRISPR in human embryos was reported in 2015. Then in 2018, He Jiankui claimed to have performed the procedure in a pair of twin embryos, eliciting a firestorm of condemnation from scientists and government officials worldwide.

In the new paper, Egli and his colleagues tested CRISPR/Cas9 genome editing's effects on early-stage human embryos carrying a mutation in a gene called EYS (eyes shut homolog), which causes hereditary blindness.

We know from previous studies in differentiated human cells and in mice that a break in the DNA results in mostly two outcomes: precise repair or small local changes. At the EYS gene, these changes can yield a functional gene, though it is not a perfect repair, says Michael Zuccaro, a research scientist at Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons and co-lead author of the paper.

When Zuccaro, Egli, and their colleagues looked at the entire genomes of the modified embryos in this study, they identified another outcome. We learned that in human embryonic cells, a single break in the DNA can result in a third outcomethe loss of an entire chromosome or sometimes a large segment of that chromosome, and this loss of the chromosome is very frequent, says Zuccaro.

In 2017, a study reported the successful correction of a heart disease-causing mutation in normal human embryos using CRISPR. Comprehensive data from the new study offer a different interpretation of these results: Instead of being corrected, the chromosome carrying the mutation may have been lost altogether.

"If our results had been known two years ago, I doubt that anyone would have gone ahead with an attempt to use CRISPR to edit a gene in a human embryo in the clinic," Egli says.Our hope is that these cautionary findings should discourage premature clinical application of this important technologybut can also guide responsible research to achieve its ultimate safe and effective use.

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Monday, 2 November 2020, 10:20 amPress Release: Macular Degeneration New Zealand

49% of New Zealanders do not know anything aboutmacular degeneration which puts them at risk of missingkey signs in their own eye health

Thecondition is the most common cause of blindness but someforms are treatable if caught intime

Today marks the start of MacularDegeneration Awareness Week 2-9 November which aims toeducate New Zealanders about the simple steps they can taketo protect their vision

Its a conditionthat affects 1 in 7 New Zealanders aged 50+, rising to aquarter of those aged over 80, yet awareness of maculardegeneration is low, with almost half (49%) revealing theydo not know anything about the condition.

This is aproblem as early detection and treatment can reduceavoidable vision loss for the 1,500,000 New Zealanders atrisk.

The macula is the central part of the retina atthe back of the eye. The retina processes vision, andmacular degeneration causes progressive macula damage,leading to issues such as a loss of reading, recognisingfaces, and being able to drive. There are two types ofmacular degeneration, dry and wet. Dry macular degenerationresults in gradual loss of central vision. Wet maculardegeneration is characterised by a sudden loss of visioncaused by abnormal blood vessels growing under the retina.Immediate medical treatment of wet macular degeneration isessential for saving sight.

During awareness week acampaign by the charity to highlight what New Zealandersrisk losing if they dont take their eye health seriously,will feature on billboards across Auckland, Hamilton,Wellington and Christchurch. The posters show beautifulviews of New Zealand, obscured by a dark blur to show whatthe same vista might look like to someone suffering frommacular degeneration.

Phillippa Pitcher, GeneralManager at Macular Degeneration NZ says, Sadly maculardegeneration is not uncommon and the risks increase as weage. It is important that all New Zealanders aged 40+ gettheir eyes checked regularly but also crucially know thesigns to look out for so they can monitor their own eyehealth and get any abnormalities checked out quickly. Wehope that by raising awareness of the condition and thesigns to look out for we avoid future cases of needlessvision loss. Early detection and prompt treatment savessight.

Key signs to look out for when monitoringyour own eye health include;

Asimple test, available via the MDNZ website and youroptometrist, can lead to early diagnosis and treatment ofmacular degeneration, the most common cause ofblindness.

Visit http://www.mdnz.org.nz to findout more about macular degeneration including tips forstaying healthy and signs to look out for as well as eventstaking place during Macular Degeneration Awareness Week 2020 2-9 November.

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By Christa Poggemiller| The Hawk Eye

Its hard to believe eight months have passed since we first starting hearing about COVID-19 and at least seven months since the first lockdowns.

Probably like a good majority of our neighbors, we have all grown tired of being cooped up, tired of having to worry about where you can safely go, or just plain worried about contracting COVID.

Over the past few months, I have written several articles to highlight what we can do to stay safe and prevent further COVID-19 community spread. I am not going to focus this article on COVID-19 anymore than to remind everyone, it is normal to have COVID fatigue and not feel motivated to follow the health strategies or even consider not following the recommendations when you are contacted by local health departments.

But the most important thing we can do for ourselves, our families and neighbors is to follow those isolation recommendations. Close contacts (those within six feet for a duration of 15-minutes) to a positive COVID case can become symptomatic and COVID positive literally at any time during their 14-day isolation. Once this person is positive, anyone they came in contact with during the 48-hours prior to having symptoms or a positive test will need to quarantine, and those people also could develop the virus, which means now they have exposed more families and people in the community.

Our current community 14-day rolling percentage has gone up significantly over the past few weeks. I am encouraging everyone to do their part to bring those numbers back down by following isolation recommendations and continuing to follow the guidelines: social distance, good handwashing and stay home when your sick.

Together, we will get through this.

During COVID-19, some of the other important health promotion activities or your routine health visits may gotten missed. Things like annual check-ups, childrens immunizations or flu shots may have gotten postponed and still havent been done. Now may be a good time to reach out to your health care provider or local health department and get those caught up. Maintaining good health, managing chronic diseases and early diagnosis is especially important to overall wellness.

Of those chronic diseases, diabetes is one that affected about 34.2 million Americans, or about 10.5% of the population, in 2018. According to American Diabetes Association, each year about 1.5 million Americans are diagnosed with diabetes, and another 7.3 million people go undiagnosed.

November is raising awareness about diabetes month. So, what is diabetes? Diabetes is a disease that affects how your body turns food into energy. If you have diabetes, your body either doesnt make enough insulin or cant use the insulin it makes as well as it should. When there isnt enough insulin or cells stop responding to insulin, too much blood sugar stays in your bloodstream, which can cause serious health problems over time.

Ninety-five percent of people with diabetes have Type 2. Common symptoms of Type 2 diabetes can include: excessive thirst, frequent urination, blurred vision, fatigue and unexpected weight loss. Its untreated Type 2 diabetes can lead to blindness, heart attack, kidney failure, stroke or loss of toes, feet or legs.

What can you do about it?

You dont have to make big changes to prevent or delay diabetes.

Before beginning any exercise or weight-loss program consult your healthcare provider. For more information visit: https://www.niddk.nih.gov/

Christa Poggemiller is director of Des Moines County Public Health.

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There are numerous eye-infections caused by various viruses, bacteria, parasites, and fungi that can invade the human body, and also have the potential of attacking the surface or interior of the eye. Eye infections can be the inflammation of the Conjunctiva (Conjunctivitis), eyelid (blepharitis), the cornea (keratitis), the liquid inside the eye (vitritis), the retina and the blood vessels that feed it (chorioretinitis), optic nerve (neuroretinitis) and others. The most commonly seen eye infection is conjunctivitis, caused by adenovirus, other cause of conjunctivitis is bacteria such as staphylococcus aureus which is common in children. Symptoms of eye infections may include redness, itching, swelling, photosentivity, tears, swollen eyelid & involuntary blinking discharge, pain, or problems with vision. Whereas many eye infections have potential to cause significant damage to retina, formation of scars and ulcers in the cornea ultimately damaging the vision of an individual temporarily or permanently. Treatment depends on the cause of the infection and may include compresses, eye drops, creams, or oral antibiotics therapy. Eye infections treatment market includes the medicines used in treating eye infections. Eye infection can be treated by analyzing the cause of infecting agent and treating the cause as per required. For example bacterial infections are treated through antibiotics eye drop or ointments. Fungal infection as against is resolved on their own or by prescribing anti-fungal eye drops.

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Eye Infections Treatment Market: Drivers & Restraints

Eye infections treatment market is growing, this is attributed to aging population, rising prevalence of ophthalmic diseases, increasing company investments for launching new product forms, health conscious population, free eye check-up camps funded by the government in the different regions. Secondly rising awareness regarding various eye infections and rising prevalence of blindness amongst the geriatric population driving the growth of eye infection treatment market. However stringent government regulations in various drugs development procedures and the side effects associated with various antibiotics would impede the adoption of eye infection pharmaceutical treatment, thereby, hamper the market growth.

Eye Infections Treatment Market: Segmentation

This market is segmented on the basis of product type, distribution channel and drug class

Segmentation based on product type

Segmentation based on distribution channel

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Eye Infections Treatment Market: Overview

There are different OTC as well as prescription based drugs available in the market to treat eye infection including artificial tear drops, ointments, eye wash, hyper osmotic, scrub, decongestants, and antihistamines, antibacterial, antifungal, and antiviral. Some of the important and widely used drugs in ocular infections include Fluoroquinolones, Aminoglycosides, Macrolides and Others.

Eye Infections TreatmentMarket: Region-wise Outlook

Globally, the eye infections treatment market is expected to witness healthy growth in the near future due to increasing awareness about eye care, global aging population and the rise in per capita expenditure on healthcare in the developing nations. North America region dominate the eye infection treatment followed by Europe owing to technological advancement and more number of market players in these regions. Asia-Pacific market is expected to register fastest growth owing to the rise in geriatric population and also the rise in prevalence of blindness in geriatric population.

Eye Infections Treatment Market: Key Players

Some of the key market players in global Point of care test market are Allergan Inc., Alcon Laboratories Inc., Johnson & Johnson Ltd., Pfizer Inc., Merck & Co., Inc., Novartis, Santen Pharmaceuticals, Valeant Pharmaceuticals Inc., Bayer, GlaxoSmithKline, Sanofi-Aventis and Bausch & Lomb, Inc.,

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Exosome therapeutic market is expected to gain market growth in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026. Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the market is growing with a CAGR of 21.9% in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026 and expected to reach USD 31,691.52 million by 2026 from USD 6,500.00 million in 2018. Increasing prevalence of lyme disease, chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other chronic degenerative diseases are the factors for the market growth.

The major players covered in theExosome Therapeutic Marketreport areevox THERAPEUTICS, EXOCOBIO, Exopharm, AEGLE Therapeutics, United Therapeutics Corporation, Codiak BioSciences, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, ReNeuron Group plc, Capricor Therapeutics, Avalon Globocare Corp., CREATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC., Stem Cells Group among other players domestic and global.Exosome therapeutic market share data is available for Global, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America separately. DBMR analysts understand competitive strengths and provide competitive analysis for each competitor separately.

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Exosomes are used to transfer RNA, DNA, and proteins to other cells in the body by making alteration in the function of the target cells. Increasing research activities in exosome therapeutic is augmenting the market growth as demand for exosome therapeutic has increased among healthcare professionals.

Increased number of exosome therapeutics as compared to the past few years will accelerate the market growth. Companies are receiving funding for exosome therapeutic research and clinical trials. For instance, In September 2018, EXOCOBIO has raised USD 27 million in its series B funding. The company has raised USD 46 million as series a funding in April 2017. The series B funding will help the company to set up GMP-compliant exosome industrial facilities to enhance production of exosomes to commercialize in cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry.

Increasing demand for anti-aging therapies will also drive the market. Unmet medical needs such as very few therapeutic are approved by the regulatory authority for the treatment in comparison to the demand in global exosome therapeutics market will hamper the market growth market. Availability of various exosome isolation and purification techniques is further creates new opportunities for exosome therapeutics as they will help company in isolation and purification of exosomes from dendritic cells, mesenchymal stem cells, blood, milk, body fluids, saliva, and urine and from others sources. Such policies support exosome therapeutic market growth in the forecast period to 2019-2026.

This exosome therapeutic market report provides details of market share, new developments, and product pipeline analysis, impact of domestic and localised market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, product approvals, strategic decisions, product launches, geographic expansions, and technological innovations in the market. To understand the analysis and the market scenario contact us for anAnalyst Brief, our team will help you create a revenue impact solution to achieve your desired goal.

Global Exosome Therapeutic Market Scope and Market Size

Global exosome therapeutic market is segmented of the basis of type, source, therapy, transporting capacity, application, route of administration and end user. The growth among segments helps you analyse niche pockets of growth and strategies to approach the market and determine your core application areas and the difference in your target markets.

Based on type, the market is segmented into natural exosomes and hybrid exosomes. Natural exosomes are dominating in the market because natural exosomes are used in various biological and pathological processes as well as natural exosomes has many advantages such as good biocompatibility and reduced clearance rate compare than hybrid exosomes.

Exosome is an extracellular vesicle which is released from cells, particularly from stem cells. Exosome functions as vehicle for particular proteins and genetic information and other cells. Exosome plays a vital role in the rejuvenation and communication of all the cells in our body while not themselves being cells at all. Research has projected that communication between cells is significant in maintenance of healthy cellular terrain. Chronic disease, age, genetic disorders and environmental factors can affect stem cells communication with other cells and can lead to distribution in the healing process. The growth of the global exosome therapeutic market reflects global and country-wide increase in prevalence of autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation, Lyme disease and chronic degenerative diseases, along with increasing demand for anti-aging therapies. Additionally major factors expected to contribute in growth of the global exosome therapeutic market in future are emerging therapeutic value of exosome, availability of various exosome isolation and purification techniques, technological advancements in exosome and rising healthcare infrastructure.

Rising demand of exosome therapeutic across the globe as exosome therapeutic is expected to be one of the most prominent therapies for autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation, Lyme disease and chronic degenerative diseases treatment, according to clinical researches exosomes help to processes regulation within the body during treatment of autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation, Lyme disease and chronic degenerative diseases. This factor has increased the research activities in exosome therapeutic development around the world for exosome therapeutic. Hence, this factor is leading the clinician and researches to shift towards exosome therapeutic. In the current scenario the exosome therapeutic are highly used in treatment of autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation, Lyme disease and chronic degenerative diseases and as anti-aging therapy as it Exosomes has proliferation of fibroblast cells which is significant in maintenance of skin elasticity and strength.

Based on source, the market is segmented into dendritic cells, mesenchymal stem cells, blood, milk, body fluids, saliva, urine and others. Mesenchymal stem cells are dominating in the market because mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are self-renewable, multipotent, easily manageable and customarily stretchy in vitro with exceptional genomic stability. Mesenchymal stem cells have a high capacity for genetic manipulation in vitro and also have good potential to produce. It is widely used in treatment of inflammatory and degenerative disease offspring cells encompassing the transgene after transplantation.

Based on therapy, the market is segmented into immunotherapy, gene therapy and chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is dominating in the market because chemotherapy is basically used in treatment of cancer which is major public health issues. The multidrug resistance (MDR) proteins and various tumors associated exosomes such as miRNA and IncRNA are include in in chemotherapy associated resistance.

Based on transporting capacity, the market is segmented into bio macromolecules and small molecules. Bio macromolecules are dominating in the market because bio macromolecules transmit particular biomolecular information and are basically investigated for their delicate properties such as biomarker source and delivery system.

Based on application, the market is segmented into oncology, neurology, metabolic disorders, cardiac disorders, blood disorders, inflammatory disorders, gynecology disorders, organ transplantation and others. Oncology segment is dominating in the market due to rising incidence of various cancers such as lung cancer, breast cancer, leukemia, skin cancer, lymphoma. As per the National Cancer Institute, in 2018 around 1,735,350 new cases of cancer was diagnosed in the U.S. As per the American Cancer Society Inc in 2019 approximately 268,600 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the U.S.

Based on route of administration, the market is segmented into oral and parenteral. Parenteral route is dominating in the market because it provides low drug concentration, free from first fast metabolism, low toxicity as compared to oral route as well as it is suitable in unconscious patients, complicated to swallow drug etc.

The exosome therapeutic market, by end user, is segmented into hospitals, diagnostic centers and research & academic institutes. Hospitals are dominating in the market because hospitals provide better treatment facilities and skilled staff as well as treatment available at affordable cost in government hospitals.

Exosome therapeutic Market Country Level Analysis

The global exosome therapeutic market is analysed and market size information is provided by country by type, source, therapy, transporting capacity, application, route of administration and end user as referenced above.

The countries covered in the exosome therapeutic market report are U.S. and Mexico in North America, Turkey in Europe, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong in the Asia-Pacific, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Uruguay as part of Latin America.

Country Level Analysis, By Type

North America dominates the exosome therapeutic market as the U.S. is leader in exosome therapeutic manufacturing as well as research activities required for exosome therapeutics. At present time Stem Cells Group holding shares around 60.00%. In addition global exosomes therapeutics manufacturers like EXOCOBIO, evox THERAPEUTICS and others are intensifying their efforts in China. The Europe region is expected to grow with the highest growth rate in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026 because of increasing research activities in exosome therapeutic by population.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points such as new sales, replacement sales, country demographics, regulatory acts and import-export tariffs are some of the major pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of sales channels are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

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Global exosome therapeutic market also provides you with detailed market analysis for every country growth in pharma industry with exosome therapeutic sales, impact of technological development in exosome therapeutic and changes in regulatory scenarios with their support for the exosome therapeutic market. The data is available for historic period 2010 to 2017.

Competitive Landscape and Exosome Therapeutic Market Share Analysis

Global exosome therapeutic market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product trials pipelines, concept cars, product approvals, patents, product width and breadth, application dominance, technology lifeline curve. The above data points provided are only related to the companys focus related to global exosome therapeutic market.

Many joint ventures and developments are also initiated by the companies worldwide which are also accelerating the global exosome therapeutic market.

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Partnership, joint ventures and other strategies enhances the company market share with increased coverage and presence. It also provides the benefit for organisation to improve their offering for exosome therapeutics through expanded model range.

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This Exosome Therapeutic Market research report is a great store to acquire current as well as upcoming technical and financial details of the industry for the precise forecast period. This market report also provides information about the brand awareness, market landscape, possible future issues, industry trends and customer behaviour for the industry. It also assesses the market status, growth rate, future trends, market drivers, opportunities and challenges, risks and entry barriers, sales channels, distributors & Porters Five Forces Analysis. It saves precious time as well as puts in credibility to the work that is performed to grow business.

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Market Analysis and Insights:Global Exosome Therapeutic Market

Exosome therapeutic market is expected to gain market growth in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026. Data Bridge Market Research analyses that the market is growing with a CAGR of 21.9% in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026 and expected to reach USD 31,691.52 million by 2026 from USD 6,500.00 million in 2018. Increasing prevalence of lyme disease, chronic inflammation, autoimmune disease and other chronic degenerative diseases are the factors for the market growth.

The major players covered in theExosome Therapeutic Marketreport areevox THERAPEUTICS, EXOCOBIO, Exopharm, AEGLE Therapeutics, United Therapeutics Corporation, Codiak BioSciences, Jazz Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Boehringer Ingelheim International GmbH, ReNeuron Group plc, Capricor Therapeutics, Avalon Globocare Corp., CREATIVE MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY HOLDINGS INC., Stem Cells Group among other players domestic and global.Exosome therapeutic market share data is available for Global, North America, Europe, Asia-Pacific, and Latin America separately. DBMR analysts understand competitive strengths and provide competitive analysis for each competitor separately.

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Exosomes are used to transfer RNA, DNA, and proteins to other cells in the body by making alteration in the function of the target cells. Increasing research activities in exosome therapeutic is augmenting the market growth as demand for exosome therapeutic has increased among healthcare professionals.

Increased number of exosome therapeutics as compared to the past few years will accelerate the market growth. Companies are receiving funding for exosome therapeutic research and clinical trials. For instance, In September 2018, EXOCOBIO has raised USD 27 million in its series B funding. The company has raised USD 46 million as series a funding in April 2017. The series B funding will help the company to set up GMP-compliant exosome industrial facilities to enhance production of exosomes to commercialize in cosmetics and pharmaceutical industry.

Increasing demand for anti-aging therapies will also drive the market. Unmet medical needs such as very few therapeutic are approved by the regulatory authority for the treatment in comparison to the demand in global exosome therapeutics market will hamper the market growth market. Availability of various exosome isolation and purification techniques is further creates new opportunities for exosome therapeutics as they will help company in isolation and purification of exosomes from dendritic cells, mesenchymal stem cells, blood, milk, body fluids, saliva, and urine and from others sources. Such policies support exosome therapeutic market growth in the forecast period to 2019-2026.

This exosome therapeutic market report provides details of market share, new developments, and product pipeline analysis, impact of domestic and localised market players, analyses opportunities in terms of emerging revenue pockets, changes in market regulations, product approvals, strategic decisions, product launches, geographic expansions, and technological innovations in the market. To understand the analysis and the market scenario contact us for anAnalyst Brief, our team will help you create a revenue impact solution to achieve your desired goal.

Global Exosome Therapeutic Market Scope and Market Size

Global exosome therapeutic market is segmented of the basis of type, source, therapy, transporting capacity, application, route of administration and end user. The growth among segments helps you analyse niche pockets of growth and strategies to approach the market and determine your core application areas and the difference in your target markets.

Based on type, the market is segmented into natural exosomes and hybrid exosomes. Natural exosomes are dominating in the market because natural exosomes are used in various biological and pathological processes as well as natural exosomes has many advantages such as good biocompatibility and reduced clearance rate compare than hybrid exosomes.

Exosome is an extracellular vesicle which is released from cells, particularly from stem cells. Exosome functions as vehicle for particular proteins and genetic information and other cells. Exosome plays a vital role in the rejuvenation and communication of all the cells in our body while not themselves being cells at all. Research has projected that communication between cells is significant in maintenance of healthy cellular terrain. Chronic disease, age, genetic disorders and environmental factors can affect stem cells communication with other cells and can lead to distribution in the healing process. The growth of the global exosome therapeutic market reflects global and country-wide increase in prevalence of autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation, Lyme disease and chronic degenerative diseases, along with increasing demand for anti-aging therapies. Additionally major factors expected to contribute in growth of the global exosome therapeutic market in future are emerging therapeutic value of exosome, availability of various exosome isolation and purification techniques, technological advancements in exosome and rising healthcare infrastructure.

Rising demand of exosome therapeutic across the globe as exosome therapeutic is expected to be one of the most prominent therapies for autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation, Lyme disease and chronic degenerative diseases treatment, according to clinical researches exosomes help to processes regulation within the body during treatment of autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation, Lyme disease and chronic degenerative diseases. This factor has increased the research activities in exosome therapeutic development around the world for exosome therapeutic. Hence, this factor is leading the clinician and researches to shift towards exosome therapeutic. In the current scenario the exosome therapeutic are highly used in treatment of autoimmune disease, chronic inflammation, Lyme disease and chronic degenerative diseases and as anti-aging therapy as it Exosomes has proliferation of fibroblast cells which is significant in maintenance of skin elasticity and strength.

Based on source, the market is segmented into dendritic cells, mesenchymal stem cells, blood, milk, body fluids, saliva, urine and others. Mesenchymal stem cells are dominating in the market because mesenchymal stem cells (MSCs) are self-renewable, multipotent, easily manageable and customarily stretchy in vitro with exceptional genomic stability. Mesenchymal stem cells have a high capacity for genetic manipulation in vitro and also have good potential to produce. It is widely used in treatment of inflammatory and degenerative disease offspring cells encompassing the transgene after transplantation.

Based on therapy, the market is segmented into immunotherapy, gene therapy and chemotherapy. Chemotherapy is dominating in the market because chemotherapy is basically used in treatment of cancer which is major public health issues. The multidrug resistance (MDR) proteins and various tumors associated exosomes such as miRNA and IncRNA are include in in chemotherapy associated resistance.

Based on transporting capacity, the market is segmented into bio macromolecules and small molecules. Bio macromolecules are dominating in the market because bio macromolecules transmit particular biomolecular information and are basically investigated for their delicate properties such as biomarker source and delivery system.

Based on application, the market is segmented into oncology, neurology, metabolic disorders, cardiac disorders, blood disorders, inflammatory disorders, gynecology disorders, organ transplantation and others. Oncology segment is dominating in the market due to rising incidence of various cancers such as lung cancer, breast cancer, leukemia, skin cancer, lymphoma. As per the National Cancer Institute, in 2018 around 1,735,350 new cases of cancer was diagnosed in the U.S. As per the American Cancer Society Inc in 2019 approximately 268,600 new cases of breast cancer diagnosed in the U.S.

Based on route of administration, the market is segmented into oral and parenteral. Parenteral route is dominating in the market because it provides low drug concentration, free from first fast metabolism, low toxicity as compared to oral route as well as it is suitable in unconscious patients, complicated to swallow drug etc.

The exosome therapeutic market, by end user, is segmented into hospitals, diagnostic centers and research & academic institutes. Hospitals are dominating in the market because hospitals provide better treatment facilities and skilled staff as well as treatment available at affordable cost in government hospitals.

Exosome therapeutic Market Country Level Analysis

The global exosome therapeutic market is analysed and market size information is provided by country by type, source, therapy, transporting capacity, application, route of administration and end user as referenced above.

The countries covered in the exosome therapeutic market report are U.S. and Mexico in North America, Turkey in Europe, South Korea, Australia, Hong Kong in the Asia-Pacific, Argentina, Colombia, Peru, Chile, Ecuador, Venezuela, Panama, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, Paraguay, Costa Rica, Puerto Rico, Nicaragua, Uruguay as part of Latin America.

Country Level Analysis, By Type

North America dominates the exosome therapeutic market as the U.S. is leader in exosome therapeutic manufacturing as well as research activities required for exosome therapeutics. At present time Stem Cells Group holding shares around 60.00%. In addition global exosomes therapeutics manufacturers like EXOCOBIO, evox THERAPEUTICS and others are intensifying their efforts in China. The Europe region is expected to grow with the highest growth rate in the forecast period of 2019 to 2026 because of increasing research activities in exosome therapeutic by population.

The country section of the report also provides individual market impacting factors and changes in regulation in the market domestically that impacts the current and future trends of the market. Data points such as new sales, replacement sales, country demographics, regulatory acts and import-export tariffs are some of the major pointers used to forecast the market scenario for individual countries. Also, presence and availability of global brands and their challenges faced due to large or scarce competition from local and domestic brands, impact of sales channels are considered while providing forecast analysis of the country data.

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Global exosome therapeutic market also provides you with detailed market analysis for every country growth in pharma industry with exosome therapeutic sales, impact of technological development in exosome therapeutic and changes in regulatory scenarios with their support for the exosome therapeutic market. The data is available for historic period 2010 to 2017.

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Global exosome therapeutic market competitive landscape provides details by competitor. Details included are company overview, company financials, revenue generated, market potential, investment in research and development, new market initiatives, global presence, production sites and facilities, company strengths and weaknesses, product launch, product trials pipelines, concept cars, product approvals, patents, product width and breadth, application dominance, technology lifeline curve. The above data points provided are only related to the companys focus related to global exosome therapeutic market.

Many joint ventures and developments are also initiated by the companies worldwide which are also accelerating the global exosome therapeutic market.

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The potential of gene therapies as cures for some hard-to-treat genetic diseases can be very attractive. But one such product is now suspected of causing a serious safety problem.

Friday, Orchard Therapeutics said its Strimvelis treatment, approved by European authorities in 2016 to treatthe rare inherited condition ADA-SCID, has been linked to a patients leukemia.

Preliminary findings suggest this diagnosis may be attributable to an insertional event related to treatment with Strimvelis, the company said. Its now investigating whether theres indeed a causal relationship.

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Since its 2016 EU approvalwhen it was owned by original developer GlaxoSmithKlineonly 16 patients have been treated with Stimvelis. The patient who developed leukemia had apparently been treated under a GSK compassionate use program in 2016.

No more patients will get the therapy before the investigation is complete, Orchard said. The drug was never approved in the U.S.

ADA-SCIDis a condition marked by a mutation in the gene making the adenosine deaminase (ADA) enzyme, which is essential for maintaining normal white blood cells. ADA-SCID patients, with a dysfunctional immune system, have less than two years to live without effective intervention.

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Strimvelis, originally developed by GSK and bought by Orchard in 2018, offers an option for patients who cant find a matched stem cell donor. It works by editing the patients own hematopoietic stem cells with the functional ADA gene. The cells arethen transferred back into the patient's bone marrow to mature and produce the normal ADA protein.

The therapy uses a gammaretrovirus as the vector to carry the gene. Problem is, retrovirus can incorporate their own genetic information into the human genome, causing unintended changes that can give rise to cancer. It is a known risk factor of gammaretroviral vector-based gene therapy and has been described as one of the important potential risks for Strimvelis in its EU approval.

Besides Strimvelis, Orchard is also developing OTL-101, which uses a lentivirus to insert a functional copy of the ADA gene into a patients cells. The drug is currently undergoing a registrational trial and has won breakthrough and orphan drug designations from the FDA.

All the gene therapy candidates in Orchards pipeline use lentiviral vectors that have been specifically designed to avoid insertional oncogenesis after administration, Orchard said, adding that no dangerous gene insertion has been reported around lentiviral vector-based stem cell gene therapy in any indication.

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In a normal eye, opsins are expressed by the rod and cone photoreceptors in the retina. When activated by light, the photoreceptors pulse and send a signal through other retinal neurons, the optic nerve, and on to neurons in the brain.

A variety of common eye diseases, including age-related macular degeneration and retinitis pigmentosa, damage the photoreceptors, impairing vision. But while the photoreceptors may no longer fully function, other retinal neurons (bipolar cells) remain intact. The team identified a way for bipolar cells to take on some of the work of damaged photoreceptors.

The beauty of our strategy is its simplicity, said Samarendra Mohanty, PhD, Nanoscope founder and corresponding author of a report on the mouse study that appears today in Nature Gene Therapy. Bipolar cells are downstream from the photoreceptors, so when the MCO1 opsin gene is added to bipolar cells in a retina with nonfunctioning photoreceptors, light sensitivity is restored.

The strategy could overcome challenges plagued by other approaches to retinal regeneration, according to the researchers. Gene replacement therapy has thus far worked principally in rare diseases that leave photoreceptors intact.

Under a best-case scenario, the therapy could help patients achieve 20/60 vision, according to the researchers; however, no one knows how the restored vision will compare to normal vision.

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Avantor executives joined other industry leaders at virtual Cell & Gene Therapy Bioprocessing & Commercialization Conference

Panels discussed critical topics including process efficiency and scaling solutions

RADNOR, Pa., Nov. 2, 2020 /PRNewswire/ --Executives from Avantor Inc. (NYSE: AVTR), a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the life sciences, advanced technologies and applied materials industries, recently provided expert insight at the Cell & Gene Therapy Bioprocessing & Commercialization Virtual Conference. Cell and gene therapy (C>) are two of the most revolutionary applications driving the biopharmaceutical industry.

In separate panel discussions with other global industry leaders, Dr. Ger Brophy, EVP, Biopharma Production at Avantor and Claudia Berrn, SVP, Business Development and Commercial Operations at Avantor, each addressed novel considerations and challenges facing the biopharmaceutical industry, including the impact of COVID-19. They highlighted innovation to help drive the creation and commercialization of life-changing, personalized C> treatments.

In a panel on the evolution of C> and the path toward scalability and manufacturability of these treatments, Dr. Brophy gave his perspective on this growing need for the bioprocessing industry.

"Genuine progress is being made in the long-standing battle to effectively treat and control disease, and cell & gene therapies will only continue to unlock new frontiers in medicine," said Dr. Brophy. "We're beginning to see more clearly the issues that need to be addressed, and know that if products are to scale and become more accessible to patients worldwide, there needs to be efficiency in operations. There is an absolute requirement for automation, both to reduce variability and to generate process efficiencies. At Avantor, we are ready to make the essential materials and technologies available to companies leading the charge and treating patients. Innovation and agility are central to how we're partnering with the industry to resolve these issues."

On a separate panel, Ms. Berrn highlighted how the industry is navigating the challenges and impact of the global pandemic, from the fragmentation of supply chains to clinical trial disruption.

"In this critical moment for the industry and the world, it is more important than ever for leaders in the cell & gene therapy community to come together to strategize and share ideas," said Ms. Berrn. "Avantor is actively working with the world's leading pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies to accelerate the production of novel treatments. Collectively, our goal is to mitigate any challenges in the process of taking a groundbreaking treatment from its initial scientific discovery to delivery in treating patients."

Avantor provides products for biopharma production workflows, including cell and gene therapy offering. Search 'Avantor biopharma' in your browser.

About AvantorAvantor, a Fortune 500 company, is a leading global provider of mission-critical products and services to customers in the biopharma, healthcare, education & government, and advanced technologies & applied materials industries. Our portfolio is used in virtually every stage of the most important research, development and production activities in the industries we serve. One of our greatest strengths comes from having a global infrastructure that is strategically located to support the needs of our customers. Our global footprint enables us to serve more than 225,000 customer locations and gives us extensive access to research laboratories and scientists in more than 180 countries.We set science in motion to create a better world. For information, visit avantorsciences.com and find us on LinkedIn, Twitter and Facebook.

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When it comes to advancing gene therapy products in the United States and Europe, the key is early consultation with regulators and identification of potential problems, experts said at the Euro Convergence 2020 virtual meeting.

It is better to do it earlier and establish a collaborative and educational approach to discussions, advised Mridula Shukla, director of global regulatory affairs at Arcutis Biotherapeutics in Palo Alto, Calif. Patrick Celis, PhD, head of the scientific secretariat of the Committee for Advanced Therapies at the European Medicines Agency (EMA), echoed that advice.

Please talk to EMA and National Authorities early and frequently so that we can help you as much as possible to get these innovative products to the patients as soon as possible, Celis said.

There are currently more than 10 gene therapy products approved globally and momentum has been building in this area since around 2015, Shukla said.

Gene therapy seems to have potential as it offers the possibility of an actual cure instead of chronic treatment for rare diseases, hereditary diseases and cancer, Shukla said.

Despite the promise of the therapies, more than half of gene therapy clinical trials are in phase 1. Shukla said this is due to a combination of factors including the complexity of the therapies, the rare indications, the high price of the therapies and reimbursement issues, unique manufacturing and supply chain challenges and controversies surrounding the ethnics of the techniques.

There is guidance from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) to assist developers. In July 2018, FDA issued draft guidance on Human Gene Therapy for Rare Diseases, which was finalized in January 2020. The document offers advice on some common manufacturing challenges, including encouraging companies to establish critical process parameters (CPP) early on and establish and qualify a potency assay prior to conducting clinical trials.

The FDA recommends communication with its Office of Tissues and Advanced Therapies early in product development, even before submission of an investigational new drug (IND) application. The agency also offers an Initial Targeted Engagement for Regulatory Advice on CBER Products (INTERACT) meeting, which can be used to discuss specific product issues, Shukla said.

Overall, the recommended approach is to front-load as much development as possible, preferably prior to Phase 1, and to hold early interactions and frequent interactions with FDA or EMA, Shukla said.

In the US, there are also multiple options for expedited review of products, including:

These expedited processes are similar to programs available for advanced therapy medicinal products (ATMPs) in Europe, such as the priority medicines (PRIME) scheme, which offers early consultation and the potential for accelerated assessment.

Since 2009, the EMA has approved 17 ATMPs, of which 10 are gene therapy products, Celis said.

The common issues that come up with ATMP applications include a lack of experience with commercial manufacturing processes, finding a relevant potency assay, ensuring product consistency and challenges with consistent starting materials, according to Celis. Other problems that can lead to delays in authorization include a lack of randomization in trial design, an indication that doesnt reflect the patients in the trial, and limited data on safety and durability of response.

The nature of gene therapies and the small number of patients in clinical trials mean that sponsors often have difficulty showing long-term safety and efficacy in a robust patient population. While regulators dont expect the same level of data as with other traditional medicines, there is a need for early planning of post-authorization studies, Celis said.

The EMA is asking for a detailed post-authorization plan that can include follow-up of patients in the clinical trials, post-marketing trials, and post-authorization registry-based studies.

If a sponsor is using a registry, Celis said it is better to go with an established disease registry and to contact the registry early to find out what data is collected. Additionally, registries may not be a good basis for safety reporting, Celis said.

There are support mechanisms in place for ATMP developers including scientific advice, a meeting with the EMAs Innovation Task Force, and the PRIME program for medicines addressing unmet needs.

We can help, Celis said. Make sure that you make best use of what we can do.

For sponsors looking to market gene therapies globally, Celis said that the EMA and FDA are in frequent contact and are seeing many of the same issues as they review products. He encouraged developers to make use of this interaction between European and US regulators either formally, through parallel scientific advice, or informally.

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Pharmaceutical companies with gene therapies in their pipeline need to establish scalable production processes that can keep up with the increasing demand in terms of volume, quality and robustness, says CEVEC.

Gene therapies are seen as one of the most promising approach to treat life-threatening diseases with no therapeutic options and high medical needs. In addition, gene therapies are now advancing also into indications with larger numbers of patients, including Alzheimers and Parkinsons, thereby dramatically increasing the demand for viral vectors. As a result, pharmaceutical companies with gene therapies in their pipeline need to establish scalable production processes that can keep up with the increasing demand in terms of volume, quality and robustness.

CEVEC Pharmaceuticals, a German biotechnology company focusing on viral vector technologies, has developed and commercially launched ELEVECTA, a unique technology that enables fully scalable AAV manufacturing providing unprecedented process robustness and consistency in vector yield and quality.

One of the major bottlenecks in AAV vector production is volumes. Standard technologies have proven to be very hard or impossible to scale, as they are often based on adherent cell lines or require transient transfections or helper viruses.

While suspension cell lines are getting more and more common now, most processes still rely on transient transfection to bring the different AAV genes into the producer cells. The typical transient transfection process is complex and requires three different GMP-grade plasmids driving up the production costs. This is where ELEVECTA stableAAV producer cell lines come into play.

Figure 1: ELEVECTA, a revolutionary technology that enables fully scalable, stable viral vector manufacturing with unprecedented process robustness and consistency in vector yield and quality.

Based on a stable human suspension cell line, ELEVECTA enables full scalability in all types and formats of suspension bioreactors, from laboratory to commercial scale. ELEVECTA Producer Cell Lines reach titers of 1*1014 vg/l and more during a typical single-use suspension bioreactor run. CEVEC has now successfully scaled-up from 15 ml to 50 L bioreactors in a single step without any productivity loss, demonstrating the scalability and robustness of the process.

ELEVECTA Producer Cells contain all components required for AAV stably integrated into the cell. There is no need for cGMP plasmids, special transfection reagents and difficult-to-scale-up transfection protocols. Just one cell line which, after propagation and expansion to the desired cell titers, produces AAV vectors at high yields a process that resembles well-established production methods for recombinant proteins and monoclonal antibodies.

Figure 2: Cryo TEM picture from AAV particles derived from ELEVECTA Producer Cell Lines. The viral particles display an approximate size of 22 nm. Full particles are indicated by a black arrow, empty particles by a white arrow

AAV vectors can have different surface structures, so called serotypes, which in nature allow the virus to target specific cells in a body. For gene therapy applications viral serotypes can further be engineered to improve their tissue-specificity and safety. Every ELEVECTA producer cell line is custom-made and employs a specific natural or engineered capsid gene and the therapeutic gene of interest.

With this newly introduced technology, CEVEC is the leading technology provider for stable AAV producer cell lines. Its inherent scalability, process robustness and consistency in yield and quality provide the features that are needed to pave the way for the success of modern gene therapies in a broad range of indications.

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Novartis AG (NYSE:NVS) is expanding its gene therapy footprint by acquiring a venture capital-backed company focusing on treating vision loss that can lead to blindness.

The Swiss pharmaceutical giant will pay shareholders of Vedere Bio $150 million upfront, which could be boosted by $130 million more if the Cambridge, Massachusetts-based company's programs achieve several development milestones.

Novartis has made huge strides aimed at beefing up its gene therapy program. In 2018, the company bought AveXis for $8.7 billion, inheriting its spinal muscular atrophy therapy Zolgensma, and this year established partnerships with Dyno Therapeutics and Sangamo Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:SGMO).

Vedere is trying to take naturally occurring, light-sensing proteins and use a special gene therapy method to inject them into a certain part of the eye. Once there, they will be sent to retinal cells that are still healthy to help improve the vision of patients, according to an article in BioPharma Dive.

Novartis thinks this approach has much broader uses. The company said the proteins, in conjunction with Vedere's delivery tools, could "vastly expand" the number of treatable patients with vision loss from photoreceptor death.

Investors should keep in mind that the Vedere treatments are still in the pre-clinical stage so a great deal of development still needs to be done. Working with the acquisition's scientists, Novartis is preparing to promptly begin human testing.

There could be an even bigger population the Vedere platform could address, beyond inherited eye disorders. That would be a new way to treat geographic atrophy, one of the more advanced forms of an age-related vision loss called dry age-related macular degeneration. The American Academy of Ophthalmology notes an estimated 15 million people in North America have AMD, the vast majority with the dry form.

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Following the close of the deal, Vedere Bio II will operate as a wholly independent entity from Novartis and Vedere Bio.

Novartis decided to get out of one area of the eye-care business when it spun off Alcon Inc. (NYSE:ALC) last year. The company said it wanted to concentrate on treating diseases of the eye, not eye-care products.

Novartis' eye drugs include Xidra, treating dry eye disease, and Beovu, which was recently approved for the wet form of AMD. Its third eye drug and the biggest producer is Lucentis, which had sales of $515 million in the third quarter. Xidra and Beovu combined to bring in revenue of about $151 million. Novartis' biggest competitor is the Regeneron Pharmaceuticals Inc. (NASDAQ:REGN) drug Eylea, a multibillion-dollar annual seller.

The Novartis faithful are hoping for better days ahead. At about $90, the company's shares are pretty much where they were five years ago. On the plus side, its dividend yields nearly 4%.

Despite the stock being stuck in neutral, Wall Street seems to think Novartis is a good investment, with three recent buy ratings and just one hold. Analysts give it an average target price of more than $106, according to TipRanks

UBS analyst Laura Sutcliffe last month upgraded the stock to buy from hold, calling its valuation "compelling." She thinks new products in the pipeline will boost the company's annual earnings growth to a healthy 9%.

Disclosure: The author has no positions in any of the stocks mentioned in this article.

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Retinal Disorders Treatment Market: Introduction

According to the report, the global retinal disorders treatment market was valued at US$ 9.18 Bn in 2019 and is projected to expand at a CAGR of ~7% from 2020 to 2030. Macular degeneration is of two types: wet age-related macular degeneration and dry age-related macular degeneration. Diabetic retinopathy is one of the common diabetic eye disorders characterized by damaged blood vessels in the retina. Damaged blood vessels and nerves lead to vision impairment, blurring of vision, and eye hemorrhage. If left untreated, it could lead to retinal detachment and blindness. In terms of indication, the global retinal disorders treatment market has been classified into macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, and others. The macular degeneration segment has been bifurcated into dry macular degeneration and wet macular degeneration. Based on therapeutic class, the global retinal disorders treatment market has been categorized into anti-VEGF agents and others. In terms of dosage form, the global retinal disorders treatment market has been divided into gels, eye solutions, capsules & tablets, eye drops, and ointments.

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Based on distribution channel, the global retinal disorders treatment market has been segregated into hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacies, and online sales. Rise in prevalence of retinal disorders due to increase in geriatric patient population boosts the growth of the global retinal disorders treatment market. The U.S. dominated the global retinal disorders treatment market in 2019, and the trend is anticipated to continue during the forecast period. Well-established healthcare infrastructure and early adoption of advanced technologies are the factors expected to fuel the growth of the market in the region. Moreover, rise in prevalence of various types of retinal disorder leads to increase in demand for treatment.

China is likely to be a highly lucrative market for retinal disorders treatment during the forecast period. Diagnosis and treatment rates have increased due to a rise in disposable income and health awareness. This has led to an increase in the adoption of macular degeneration drugs

Rise in Prevalence of Retinal Disorders Due to Increase in Geriatric Patient Population to Drive Global Market

Age is a prominent risk factor for age-related macular degeneration. The risk of developing advanced age-related macular degeneration increases from 2% in people aged between 50 and 59 to nearly 30% for those over 75. The prevalence of other retinal disorders was 93 million people with diabetic retinopathy, 21 million people diabetic macular edema and 28 million people with vision-threatening diabetic retinopathy. Increase in R&D activities, rise in the number of patients suffering from diseases, and rapid expansion of healthcare and biopharmaceutical industries in developed and developing countries are projected to boost advancements in therapies in the AMD treatment market during the forecast period. For instance, Lucentis and Eylea accounted for 2.8% of total pharmaceutical sales in Canada in 2017.

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Macular Degeneration to Dominate Global Market

In terms of indication, the global retinal disorders treatment market has been divided into macular degeneration, diabetic retinopathy, diabetic macular edema, and others. Macular degeneration has been bifurcated into dry macular degeneration and wet macular degeneration. The macular degeneration segment dominated the market in terms of revenue in 2019. The rise in prevalence of macular degeneration is anticipated to drive the segment during the forecast period. For instance, the number of people living with macular degeneration is expected to reach 196 million globally by 2020 and increase to 288 million by 2040.

Anti-VEGF Agents to be Main Therapeutic Class

Based on therapeutic class, the global retinal disorders treatment market has been categorized into anti-VEGF agents and others. The anti-VEGF agents dominated the global retinal disorders treatment market in 2019. Major market products such as Avastin and Eylea are included in the anti-VEGF drug class. Increase in demand for these products in the treatment of retinal disorders and strong product pipeline are likely to drive the segment. However, the others segment, which includes anti-inflammatory drugs, is projected to expand at the highest CAGR from 2020 to 2030. The increase in the use of anti-inflammatory drugs for pain relief is anticipated to augment the segment.

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Eye Solutions to be Preferred Dosage Form

In terms of dosage form, the global retinal disorders treatment market has been divided into gels, eye solutions, capsules & tablets, eye drops, and ointments. The eye solutions segment dominated the global retinal disorders treatment market in 2019. However, the eye drops segment is expected to expand at the highest CAGR during the forecast period. The segment is likely to grow at a rapid pace due to increase in demand for eye drops for treatment of retinal diseases in emerging countries such have China, India, and Brazil.

Retail Pharmacies to Emerge as Major Distribution Channel

Based on distribution channel, the global retinal disorders treatment market has been segregated into hospital pharmacies, retail pharmacies, and online sales. The retail pharmacies segment dominated the market in terms of revenue in 2019 due to wide network, ease of access, and diverse product offerings, including prescription and OTC ophthalmic drugs. However, the shift toward the use of electronic payment modes is projected to boost the growth of the online sale segment during the forecast period.

U.S. to Dominate Global Market

The global retinal disorders treatment market has been segmented into five major regions/country: the U.S., Europe, China, Russia, and Rest of the World. The U.S. dominated the global market in 2019, followed by Europe. The U.S. accounted for a major share of the global retinal disorders treatment market in 2019. Well-developed healthcare infrastructure, high healthcare expenditure, and adoption of branded drugs to treat retinal disorder disorders are the key factors attributed to the countrys significant share of the global market.

The retinal disorders treatment market in China is anticipated to expand at a high CAGR from 2020 to 2030. There have been significant unmet medical needs in the region. Furthermore, healthcare expenditure is increasing in developing markets. Key players are making investments to establish their operations in China. This, in turn, is projected to augment the market in the country.

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Competition Landscape

Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., and Novartis AG are the three major companies operating in the global retinal disorders treatment market. The global retinal disorders treatment market is fragmented in terms of number of players. Key players in the global market include Allergan plc, Bayer AG, F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd., Graybug Vision, Inc., Kubota Pharmaceutical Holdings Co., Ltd., Novartis AG, Pfizer, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Santen Pharmaceutical Co., Ltd., and Takeda Pharmaceutical Company Limited. New product development through robust R&D activities and mergers & acquisitions are key strategies adopted by these players to gain a competitive advantage in the global retinal disorders treatment market.

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BOSTON, MA, USA I November 02, 2020 IDecibel Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company developing novel restorative gene therapeutics to treat hearing loss and balance disorders, today announced exclusive license agreements with the University of Florida (UF) and the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) for an adeno-associated virus (AAV) gene therapy technology designed to restore hearing to individuals with profound, congenital hearing loss caused by mutations in the otoferlin gene.

Otoferlin is a protein present in the inner hair cells of the cochlea that is critical for the communication between sensory cells of the inner ear and the auditory nerve by regulating release of neurotransmitters. People born with biallelic mutations in the otoferlin gene have profound hearing loss because this signal between the ear and the brain is lost. Decibel aims to restore functional otoferlin using gene therapy. A principal challenge is the size of the otoferlin gene, which is too large for the packaging capacity of AAV vectors. To overcome this challenge, Dr. William Hauswirth (UF), Dr. Omar Akil (UCSF), and collaborators employed a dual-vector approach to deliver the gene in two separate AAV vectors. This approach resulted in expression of the complete otoferlin gene, restored the signaling connection between the ear and the brain, and rescued normal hearing in a deaf, otoferlin-deficient mouse model.1

The dual-AAV gene therapy approach has shown significant promise in preclinical research as a method to deliver a large gene to the ear, said William Hauswirth, Ph.D., Professor of Ophthalmology at University of Florida. We were able to cure deafness in a mouse model and look forward to the potential of this technology in the development of a gene therapy to restore hearing in human patients.

The AAV-mediated gene therapy technology is jointly owned by UF and UCSF, and Decibel has secured exclusive licenses to the rights of the two universities in the intellectual property. The technology has been incorporated as a key component of Decibels lead gene therapy program, DB-OTO, for treatment of individuals lacking otoferlin.

Decibels precision gene therapeutic, DB-OTO, also incorporates proprietary, cell-specific regulatory control that restricts expression of the human otoferlin sequence to hair cells of the inner ear, thereby avoiding off-target expression. Decibel is developing DB-OTO in collaboration with Regeneron Pharmaceuticals.

There is a significant unmet need for therapeutics that can restore hearing in individuals with congenital, profound hearing loss. We believe AAV-mediated gene therapy is a modality well-suited to the ear, which could potentially have a major impact for patients, said Laurence Reid, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Decibel. These important agreements support our goal to further advance our lead developmental gene therapy program, DB-OTO.

Terms of the agreement have not been disclosed.

1Akil et al. (2019) Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. https://doi.org/10.1073/pnas.1817537116

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Decibel Therapeutics is a clinical-stage biotechnology company focused on developing treatments that restore functional hair cells within the inner ear to treat disorders of hearing and balance. Leveraging industry-leading single-cell genomics capabilities and proprietary gene therapy technologies, Decibel has established the worlds first comprehensive research, discovery and drug development platform aimed at restoring hearing and balance function. Decibels pipeline, including its lead gene therapy program (DB-OTO) to treat congenital monogenic deafness and its ototoxicity prevention program, is designed to deliver on our vision of a world in which the privileges of hearing and balance are available to all. For more information about Decibel Therapeutics, please visit http://www.decibeltx.com or follow @DecibelTx.

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Then, Girondi claimed, Sloan Kettering mothballed his work to favor Bluebird, whose chief executivehad a prior business relationship with the cancer center's boss.

Girondis rage has been fueled by Bluebirds trajectory since then: its thalassemia treatment was approved last year by the European Union and at $1.8 million per patient will be among the most expensive.

In my neighborhood, theyd have gotten ball batted for similar behavior, said Girondi, a self-described former street tough from the South Side of Chicago whosbeen using such talk to describe his adversaries for years.

Now, Girondi is finally getting his day in court. Having survived years of legal challenges, which have portrayed his case as absurd and Girondi himself as erratic and ill-tempered, his trial began on Thursday.Errant is seeking hundreds of millions of dollars in damages, according to court filings.

The trial promises a rare glimpse into the not uncommonly messy marriage of medical researchers and for-profit companies, and it will showcase a slew of revealingdocuments and emails that have emerged in the court file, including one that Girondis lawyers described in court as the smoking gun.

Written in June 2010 by Nick Leschly, then interim president of Genetix Pharmaceuticals, which was renamed Bluebird Bio a few months later, the emailsaid:Pat Girondineed to shut him down.

The recipient of the email, another Genetix executive, responded by saying they need to be nice, suck up, etc. to Girondi, so they can review valuable data from a Sloan Kettering scientist with whom Errant was collaborating.

Both Sloan Kettering and Bluebird deny Errants allegations.

Sloan Kettering is vigorously defending itself in court, said Jorge Lopez, executive vice president and general counsel for Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center, in a statement. We also disagree with EGTs characterizations of the case and of the Courts rulings. He declined further comment.

In court filings, Sloan Kettering has argued that Girondis company, called EGT for short,wasnt tricked but rather was short of money and repeatedly failed to meet obligations outlined in its deal.

The evidence shows that EGTs case is the fantasy of a defunct company and its founder that refuse to accept responsibility for their own failure, an attorney for Sloan Kettering Institute wrotein a July 8, 2019 filing.

Bluebirds attorney, Jeffrey Eilender, said the court record has disproved Errantsclaim of a conspiracy between Sloan Kettering Institute, referred to as SKI in court filings, and Bluebird, as well as an allegation that Bluebird gleaned secrets from Girondis company.

None of the evidence relied upon by EGT shows a material issue as to the ultimate fact: none suggests in any way that there was an agreement between Bluebird and SKI to defraud EGT, Bluebirds lawyers wrotein a July 8, 2019 court filing. In fact, EGT does not even explain how or why the facts it cites are relevant here (they are not); it just throws everything at the wall to see if it sticks.

As for Leschlys email saying that Girondi needed to be shut down, Eilender said it referred to Girondi,not the company. Why? Because with all due respect to Mr. Girondi, hes a nudnik, Eilender told the court at January 2019 hearing, explaining Girondi had becomea nuisance.

Leschly wasnt available for an interview, but he has previously expressed his opinions about Girondi and his firm.

Errant is toothless and the guy behind it is completely insane, truly, Leschly wrote in a 2012 email to an investment analyst.

Thalassemia is an inherited blood disorder in which the body doesnt produce enough hemoglobin, the substance in red blood cells that carriesoxygen. Moderate and severe, or beta,cases require frequent blood transfusions and can result in early death.

In 1992, Rocco Girondi was diagnosed with a more severe form of the blood disorder. He was two years old. The next year, Girondi retired from what he describes as a lucrative trading career to devote himself to finding a cure.

Girondi, 62, isnt your typical biotech entrepreneur. A high school dropout, he was listed as one of America's most eligible bachelors in Playgirl magazine in 1988 and appeared on the Oprah Winfrey Show in an episode on male chauvinists. (A copy of the show wasnt readily available; Girondi said he had defended both a mans and a woman's right to work, but believed one should stay home if they have children).A 1987 article about him in Chicago Magazine is entitled Fonzie Gets Rich. He left Chicago decades ago for Italy, where he occasionally performs in concert, playing blues and rock andthe occasional Italian ballad. But hestill speaks in the blunt, sometimes salty, manner of the Chicago neighborhood where he grew up.

He had some money at a time when few others showed interest in gene therapy. By 2000, Girondi began providing financial support to researchers at Sloan Kettering, including Dr. Michel Sadelain, who had brought thalassemia under control in mice, according to Errants complaint. Those researchers had developed a method to replace defective genes in thalassemia patients with a healthy copy. The plan used a modified virus known as a vector to deliver the genetic material into the cells.

At that time, gene therapy was relatively new and scarred by missteps, including a patient who had died after undergoing treatment. In 2005, Sloan Kettering granted a license to develop Sadelains potential gene therapy treatment to the only interested party, Errant Gene Therapeutics, according to the complaint.

Progress was slow and hampered by delays, according to Girondi and his lawyers. But by 2010, Errant had manufactured enough of the medicine to start clinical trials, his lawyers say in court papers.

Girondi said the relationship between his company and Sloan Kettering changedsoon after Craig Thompsons hiring as president and chief executive officer of Memorial Sloan Kettering Medical Centerwas announced in August 2010. By that fall, he said it was clear his company was on the outs.

It ended very strangely, Girondi said. I think thats the best way to say it.

Sadelain didnt respond to messages seeking comment.

Thompson, 67, had previously worked at the University of Pennsylvania, where he had been director of the Abramson Cancer Center. He also co-founded a company called Agios Pharmaceuticals in 2007with the goal of unlocking a new field of discovery in cellular metabolism.

Agiosreceived an infusion of $33 million from several venture capital firms in 2008 including Third Rock Ventures, where Leschly the future Bluebird CEO -- was a partner. Leschly also served as Agioss interim chief business officer,according to a 2010 Bluebird press release. A few months later, when Thompson began his job at Sloan Kettering, he was listed as being on Agioss scientific advisory board.

In September, 2010, Sloan Kettering asked Errant for physical possession of the vector to complete a study which it said was necessary to move forward with clinical trials, according to Errants lawyers. Errant delivered the vector and never got it back, the lawyers said.

Sloan Kettering said in court documents that by 2010, Errant had defaulted on its obligations, and that following arbitration and a new deal the following year, all rights granted to Errant in the 2005 deal reverted to Sloan Kettering.

Thompson started his job at Sloan Kettering in November, 2010. That same month,Sloan Ketteringmet with Bluebird and gave them a technical demonstration on Errants vector, sharing confidential information that served as a preludeto a more formal agreement the next year, according to Errants lawyers.

In November 2010, Bluebirds board of directors in 2010 weighedthe pros and cons of collaborating withSloan Kettering, according to Errants court filings. Among the positives? Eliminates the most threatening competitor, according to thepresentation, which is part of the court record.

Andrew Maslow, a former Sloan Kettering executive, said in an interview thathe made the decision to pursue a collaboration with Bluebird, not Thompson. One reason was the improving landscape for gene therapy, and another was Bluebirds capabilities, he said.

These guys are the real thing. They are totally capable, he said. They were just the opposite of Pat.

While Errant squabbled with Sloan Kettering, Bluebird continued to move toward commercialization of its treatment.

Bluebirds treatment for transfusion-dependent thalassemia patients, Zynteglo, was approved by the European Union last year, and the company plans to apply for U.S. approval in 2021. But thats just the beginning. The gene therapy is also intended foruseas a treatment for sickle cell disease(SCD). It could ultimately generate $1 billion a year in annual sales, according to Bloomberg Intelligence.

These therapies have the potential to transform the lives of patients with thalassemia and SCD,said Marc Engelsgjerd, a biotech analyst at Bloomberg Intelligence, who called the treatments groundbeaking.

Leschly, for one, has already benefited. He has pocketed roughly $78 million from stock sales since the company went public in 2013, according to data compiled by Bloomberg. Girondi and Sadelain have been left to contemplate what might have been.

We could have gotten an incredible product and a Nobel Prize, Sadelain said, in a May 2015 phone call that Girondi recorded, also part of the court file. And right now, we have nothing.

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DUBLIN, Oct. 28, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- The "Competitive Landscape Analysis of Recent Cell and Gene Therapy Innovations" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.

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2.0 Technology Snapshot2.1 Rising Pace of Cell and Gene Therapy Approvals2.2 Regulatory and Ethical Perspectives on Gene Therapy2.3 Rising Demand for Precision Medicine Strategies2.4 Manufacturing Continues to be the Key Bottle Neck2.5 II Generation Chimeric Antigen Receptors Likely to Dominate the Cell Therapy Landscape in the Future2.6 CD-19 is the Most Common Target Antigen for Allogeneic CAR-T Therapies

3.0 Emerging Patent Landscape3.1 Steady Increase in Patent Grants for CAR-T Cell Therapies3.2 University of Pennsylvania and Novartis Lead the Patent Landscape for CAR-T Cell Therapies3.3 China and the US Lead the Patent Landscape for CAR-T Cell Therapies3.4 Snapshot of Key Patent Grants: Novartis3.5 Snapshot of Key Patent Grants: Cellectis and BlueBird Bio

4.0 Analysis of the Investment Landscape4.1 Key M&A Trends Across the Global Life Sciences Sector4.2 Gene Therapy - Venture Capital Funding Assessment4.3 Gene Therapy - Big Pharma In-licensing Deals Assessment4.4 Strategic Insights: Cell Therapies and Gene Therapies, Viral Vector CMOS

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Precision medicines, such as cell therapies, remain expensive to manufacture and hard to access by patients. For example, Kymriah, the first chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell treatment approved in the United States, can have price tags as high as $475,000. Unfortunately, precision medicines are expensive to develop and manufacture, and the costs are ultimately borne by taxpayers and patients, according to The State of Personalized/Precision Medicine a report issued last year by GlobalData.

Today, companies are developing new models to lower the costs of manufacturing and bring drugs to more patients. Among them are companies developing new business models and services, innovative equipment for on-site manufacturing in hospitals, and improved formulation technology.

A key challenge for companies is scaling up the delivery of precision medicines, notes Janel Firestein, partner and life sciences industry leader at Clarkston Consulting. Companies supplying precision medicines are harvesting material for patients in a hospital or clinic, and then freezing or shipping it fresh to a contract manufacturing organization (CMO), contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO), or other manufacturing entity.

What were seeing with a lot of our clients leveraging contract manufacturers is theyre contracting for specific slots, she says. They have x number of slots per week or month, and the scalability of that is hard.

Precision medicines are manufactured in small batches in accordance with genetic, environmental, and lifestyle factors, that is, for patients in subpopulations that meet certain well-defined criteria. (The subset of precision medicines known as personalized medicines are even more specific; that is, they are developed uniquely for each individual patient.) If a patient doesnt pass prescreening at the scheduled time, Firestein warns, the manufacturing slot for the patients treatment is lost unless the manufacturer can find another eligible patient.

Conversely, if the company is working across multiple CMOs in different countries, it needs to schedule slots in a predictable way. You need to know which slots are open, Firestein points out. You need to leverage automation and artificial intelligence to give a manufacturing view to physicians at the patient hub, so they know which dates are available and can ensure the patients cells are viable upon receipt at the manufacturing plant.

Orgenesis is among the companies turning to localization to deliver precision medicines to patients. The companys CEO and director, Vered Caplan, is a serial entrepreneur and among the top 20 inspirational leaders in advanced medicine listed in The Medicine Makers Power List 2020. Caplan has developed a point-of-care business model for hospitals that combines technological and biological development with a business strategy.

We see that centralized processing is very costly, she explains. It can be a solution for companies working in clinical trials, butonce you get to marketit is not feasible for large numbers of patients.

The companys Cell & Gene Therapy Biotech Platform incorporates the following elements: POCare Therapeutics, a pipeline of licensed cell and gene therapies (CGTs); POCare Technologies, a suite of proprietary and in-licensed technologies; and POCare Network, a collaborative, international ecosystem of research institutes and hospitals. This platform, the company asserts, is about decentralization, enabling precision medicines to be prepared on-site at hospitals.

The platform automates the production of precision medicines by validating closed box processes to reduce cleanroom footprints once the product gets to market. Caplan works to develop and commercialize drugs that can be licensed for use by hospitals in the Orgenesis network.

What we do is offer a low-cost supply platform with processing and regulatory solutions that are validated in a harmonized fashion, she details. Essentially, we take responsibility for R&D. Our hospitals are partners, and because were working in a network, the economic burden isnt high, and we can supply the therapy at a reasonable cost.

The Orgenesis approach doesnt follow the usual approach, which involves a hospital research center licensing its drug to a pharmaceutical company, which then pays the center for clinical trials. Instead, Orgenesis works in partnership with a partner hospital throughout the commercialization process. Production of the final product is automated and supplied via an on-site point-of-care processing unitreducing the complex logistics involved in transporting cells.

Fujifilm Diosynth Biotechnologies, a global CDMO, is developing a new platform to streamline the development of adeno-associated viruses (AAVs) for gene therapies. There are three methods to make AAVs, says Steve Pincus, PhD, the companys head of science and innovation. Two of the methods use viral vectors, and a third uses plasmids.

People using the latter need a source of cells and plasmids, he notes. Unfortunately, there are few licensable cell lines and few plasmid manufacturers. Consequently, as Pincus points out, If you want to manufacture your GMP plasmids at one of these, you have to wait 6 to 12 months to get in the queue.

Fujifilm wanted to tackle these problems, so it decided to license five different Rep-Cap plasmids, an adenovirus helper plasmid, and a human embryonic kidney 293 (HEK293) cell line for AAV production by plasmid transfection from Oxford Genetics. Pincus explains that by licensing these technologies, the company means to offer an HEK293 master cell bank that is well characterized and stocks GMP-grade Rep-Cap and helper plasmids, so that people can come and use those readily available reagents without having to wait 6 to 12 months, and so that the clients pay only for what they need.

To support the production of AAVs, Pincus and his team are developing specialized upstream and downstream processes. They are also developing in-process analytics for common problems in the AAV manufacturing space, such as measuring empty and full virus capsids.

Earlier this year, on September 8, Lonza announced that in a project at Sheba Medical Center in Israel, the first cancer patient received a CAR T-cell therapy that had been manufactured using the companys Cocoon platform. Cocoon is another model for distributed manufacturinga closed, automated piece of equipment for manufacturing cell therapies at the scale of a single patient, with a custom cassette that incorporates all the media, agents, and other consumables.

When you look at the way cell therapies are manufactured, one of the costs is cleanroom space, says Matthew Hewitt, PhD, head of clinical development and personalized medicine at Lonza. A cleanroom suite graded class B for air quality is noticeably more expensive than one graded class C, and the size of the room also matters. If you move to a closed or functionally closed automated platform like the Cocoon that has integrated cell culture, then you can move to cheaper cleanroom space, Hewitt asserts. or you can increase the manufacturing density in your existing cleanroom to use the space more efficiently.

Hewitt divides CAR T-cell manufacturing into a seven-step process: 1) collecting a patient sample; 2) preparing the sample for manufacturing; 3) activating the cells; 4) modifying (transducing) the cells; 5) expanding cell populations as needed for dosing; 6) washing, harvesting, and formulating the cells; and 7) dosing the patient. According to Hewitt, the steps currently automated by Cocoon include activation, transduction, and washing/harvesting/formulation. Additional automation features, he says, will debut in the coming months. Later this year, the company will begin beta testing automatic magnetic cell separation. Next year, the company plans to incorporate automated sample preparation into the Cocoons cassette.

Speaking on the future of manufacturing for precision medicine, Hewitt says he sees a role for both distributed and centralized models. Lonzas centralized facility in Houston, TX, for example, can offer standardized and well-controlled conditions, as well as an experienced team, for process development and early-stage activities.

Once you get to later stages, he points out, manufacturing needs to be moved toward the point of care to mitigate any issues with logistics. He adds that as cell therapies become more common, building enough space to process patient therapies at a centralized facility becomes increasingly impractical. Even if your centralized location served 50,000 patients a year, he says, the logistics would be a heroic endeavor.

Gene and cell therapies dont have much going on in terms of formulation, says Maria Croyle, PhD, professor of molecular pharmaceutics and drug delivery at the University of Texas at Austin. The formulation side needs to catch up.

She argues that even though precision medicines are often formulated just by adding glycerol to the cells, preparing precision medicines to dose the patient is often a complex process. When I talk about these therapies to my students, she relates, I explain that you need to thaw them out and do complicated dilutions. Its not as simple as adding 5 mL to a flask.

Precision medicines are often stored on-site in ultra-low-temperature (80C) freezers, devices that are, Croyle notes, expensive to run. The costs are often passed onto the patient. In addition, preparing the medications often involves lengthy dilution processes. Any of these medications that arent used within a couple of hours must be discarded, pushing costs yet higher.

Although some companies are moving to freeze-drying as a way to preserve living viruses and cells, preserving a live virus can take 48 to 72 hours. I had no idea until I talked to industry how much freezer dryers were a power drain, she recalls. They use a lot of electricity for 72-plus hours, and thats added to the cost of the drug.

Croyle has developed a method for stabilizing live viruses inspired by the film Jurassic Park, which depicted the recovery of dinosaur DNA from amber. She has three patents on a peelable film, inspired by amber, into which gene therapy or vaccine products can be suspended and dried within hours. You can mix them by 8 am, peel them by 3 pm, and package them to be sent off, she asserts. Its very simple and space savingits just a flat envelope with a strip of film, and it can be used in a variety of ways.

Film-packaged doses, she says, can be rehydrated to produce nasal-sprayable vaccines or injectable gene therapy solutions, or they can be placed under the tongue and upper cheek, where dissolution of the film surface releases the vaccine, activating an immune response. To commercialize the technology, she has founded Jurata Thin Film. The company is named after a mythical Lithuanian goddess who lived in an amber castle under the sea.

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Belgian companies Novasep and Handl Therapeutics have signed an agreement for the development and manufacturing of an adeno associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy drug candidate for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases.

Handl is developing multiple therapeutic AAV-based programs in collaboration with the Katholieke Universiteit Leuven, with the Center for Applied Medical Research of the University of Navarra, Spain, and with the Biomedical Neuroscience Institute of the University of Chile. The company is currently conducting invesrigational new drug (IND)-enabling pre-clinical studies.

Under the terms of the agreement, Novasep will develop and manufacture AAV vectors designed for these programs and will supply drug substance and drug product to support Handl Therapeutics preclinical and clinical studies.

Michael Linden, co-founder and head of research and development at Handl, said: We are excited to engage with Novasep to develop GMP manufacture capabilities for our novel gene therapies and are happy to have identified an outstanding partner right on our doorstep here in Belgium.

Cedric Volanti, Novaseps president of biopharma solutions, said: This new agreement recognizes Novaseps expertise in the field of viral vectors and will contribute to the important development of the cell and gene therapy market in Belgium.

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PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Scout Bio, a biotechnology company focused on revolutionizing pet medicine by delivering a pipeline of one-time therapeutics for major chronic pet health conditions, today announced it has initiated two pilot clinical studies to demonstrate effectiveness of an AAV expressing a GLP-1 analog (SB-009) in treating diabetic felines.

Scout Bio envisions two potential therapeutic applications for SB-009. First, to replace daily insulin injections with a single injection of SB-009 to treat feline diabetes and second to significantly increase the percentage of cats entering remission when SB-009 is given with insulin.

The two initiated pilot clinical studies will investigate each of these two potential treatment paradigms.

Mark Heffernan, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Scout Bio remarked, This one-time injectable therapy for feline diabetes has the potential to provide a convenient single treatment that is an alternative to the burden of twice daily insulin injections. We believe SB-009 has the potential to be a blockbuster product for animal health and that our pipeline of gene therapy products for pets will disrupt and grow major markets.

SB-009 was developed under a collaboration between scientists at Scout Bio and the University of Pennsylvanias Gene Therapy Program, where the protein was engineered to improve potency, circulating accumulation kinetics and manufacturability. The design of SB-009 makes the clinical dose both affordable and commercially attractive.

Matthew Wilson, VP Product Discovery and External Innovation said, This is a further example of our strong collaborative relationship with UPenns Gene Therapy Program and Scouts internal capabilities of executing preclinical research to rapidly identify highly potent AAV gene therapies. In less than 12 months after initiating a discovery program, we are now in a position to transition into patients.

Scout Bio has conducted robust preclinical studies with various GLP-1 constructs in rodents and healthy cats. Key findings include:

Dr. Anne Traas, Scout Bios Chief Development Officer reflected, Owners can be devastated to learn their pet has this life-threatening disease and unfortunately, many are unable to give twice daily insulin injections and have to make the difficult choice to euthanize their beloved pet. A one-time safe and efficacious therapy, given by a veterinarian, that eliminates the need for insulin and worry of hypoglycemia, would greatly improve the current treatment paradigm and result in an improved quality of life for diabetic cats and their owners.

Feline diabetes, a severe disease lacking recent innovation, remains a major challenge for veterinarians and owners to safely and effectively manage. Diabetes in most cats is similar to type 2 diabetes in people. Insulin resistance, caused by factors such as obesity, leads to Beta-cell disfunction (the cells that produce insulin). Cats become insulin dependent when blood sugar levels rise, commonly 3-10 times normal, leading to the development of clinical signs which can seriously and negatively impact both the owner and the cat. The most common signs are increased drinking, increased urination and weight loss despite ravenous appetite.

About SB-009 SB-009 is a recombinant AAV gene therapy viral vector utilizing a novel capsid expressing an engineered feline GLP-1 agonist for the treatment of feline diabetes. GLP-1 has been shown to be a safe and highly efficacious molecule in the treatment of humans with type 2 diabetes and SB-009 is the first gene-therapy delivered GLP-1 to be studied in clinical studies in cats with a view to treat the disease.

The expressed feline GLP-1 analog protein functions by stimulating the beta-cells in the pancreas to produce more insulin and may also have an effect in decreasing insulin resistance. GLP-1 receptor agonists do not decrease glucose levels in animals with normal blood glucose, so there is expected to be a very low, or no risk of hypoglycemia.

About Feline DiabetesMost diabetic cats appear to have disease similar to human type 2 diabetes, which is primarily defined as a combined problem with insulin production by the beta-cells in the pancreas, as well as a decrease in the sensitivity to the normal action of insulin (insulin resistance). In cats, one of the most common factors contributing to insulin resistance is obesity which reduces insulin sensitivity.

Lack of insulin production and decreased sensitivity to insulin causes the glucose (sugar) in the blood to become very high leading to the clinical signs. Very high levels of blood glucose also hurt the beta-cells in the pancreas, leading to further reductions in insulin production.

Substantial progress has been made in the treatment of human type 2 diabetes, even in the early stages of the disease. However, insulin therapy remains the only FDA-approved treatment for diabetes in cats.

About Current Treatment | Feline DiabetesCurrent therapy aims to replace the insulin that the cats body no longer makes by injecting insulin twice daily. Giving insulin in the right amounts may bring the blood sugar levels down. If the blood glucose can be brought under control for the majority of a 24-hour period each day, then the clinical signs will be reduced to manageable levels. Too much insulin can cause the blood sugar to drop to dangerous levels (hypoglycemia), so there has to be a careful balance made between maintaining ideal blood glucose levels andadministering too much insulinwhich may result in life threatening low blood sugar levels.

Often owners find the prospect of administering injections to their cats daunting and the strict regimen of twice daily injections and feedings can be difficult to fit into a busy lifestyle. Unfortunately, not treating the cats is simply not a viable option and usually results in a rapid decline in physical health. Even with insulin treatment, some cats diabetes is not well controlled, resulting in the continuation of clinical signs and/or euthanasia.

About Diabetic RemissionGood control of blood glucose may also allow the beta-cells to rest. That rest may increase their capacity to regain some of their insulin-secreting ability. Insulin administration helps to decrease and control the excess blood glucose levels and complement whatever insulin producing ability the cat has left. In some cases, cats regain enough function to allow the insulin injections to stop. This is called diabetic remission. A cat is determined to be in remission when blood sugar is normal and there is complete correction of clinical signs once insulin has been discontinued.

About Scout BioScout Bio is a biotechnology company focused on revolutionizing pet medicine by delivering a pipeline of one-time therapeutics for major chronic pet health conditions. Scout Bios therapeutics are designed to induce long-term expression of therapeutic proteins in pet patients using AAV vector technology. Scout Bio has an exclusive research and development collaboration with the University of Pennsylvanias Gene Therapy Program. Scout Bios innovative partnerships build on a 20-year history with AAV leaders and is complemented by Scout Bios global leaders in gene therapy research and development. Scout Bio is a private company headquartered in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. For more information, see http://www.scoutbio.coFor further information, please contact:

Investors:Sarah McCabeStern Investor Relations, Inc.212-362-1200sarah.mccabe@sternir.com

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