AstraZeneca's rare diseases unit Alexion has agreed to pay $1 billion to acquire Pfizer's early-stage gene therapy pipeline and enabling technologies - the company's first
The FDA has started a priority review of Vertex Pharma and CRISPR Therapeutics’ exagamglogene autotemcel (exa-cel) in sickle cell disease (SCD), with a decision on approva
Gene-editing specialist Sangamo Therapeutics has lost not one but two sizeable partnerships with larger biopharma companies, with Novartis and Biogen both walking away fro
Gene-testing specialist Editas Medicine has halted development of its lead clinical programme for congenital eye disorders after it generated lacklustre results in a phase 1/2 trial.
Vertex Pharma and partner CRISPR Therapeutics will start a rolling marketing application in the US for their gene-editing drug for sickle cell disease (SCD) and beta thalassaemia later this
US retailer Costco has made a play for a bigger slice of the healthcare market by offering its members online health visits, starting from just $29, as well as other servi
Drug discovery is usually a goal-driven and iterative process, as researchers look for innovative new routes to target particular diseases and study those diseases in afflicted patients to learn ho