Solid Restarts DMD Gene Therapy Trial, With Encouraging Interim Data To Back It Up
Executive Summary
The Phase I/II trial testing SGT-001 in patients with Duchenne muscular dystrophy resumed after FDA lifted a clinical hold on the trial; interim data from the first six patients were encouraging.
You may also be interested in...
Finance Watch: SPAC Deals Emerge As IPO Market Goes Quiet Again
Public Company Edition: Direct Biologics, YishengBio and Estrella Biopharma will go public by merging with special purpose acquisition corporations. Also, Vir lands a government contract worth up to $1bn, Idorsia raises CHF164m ($167.4m) in a real estate deal and Adamis reviews alternatives.
Deal Watch: Bristol Accesses Tech Platforms From SyntheX, Autolus
Pharma will partner with SyntheX on targeted protein degradation, with Autolus on cell therapy safety. Novo Nordisk gets rights to Ventus’s lead compound in NASH and chronic kidney disease.
Finance Watch: Restructurings, Layoffs Reflect Ongoing Uncertainty In Biotech
Sio Gene, Genocea, Solid Biosciences, Saniona and Black Diamond join First Wave, Zosano, Vallon, Finch, Magenta, ProQR and Imara on the growing list of biopharma firms reducing headcount to make their cash last until valuations return to a level that may support new fundraising.