Spark Therapeutics

Gritstone bio Reports First Quarter 2024 Financial Results and Provides Corporate Updates

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четверг, мая 9, 2024

-- Gritstone to host conference call today at 4:30pm ET --

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  • In April 2024, Gritstone appointed Stephen Webster to its Board of Directors.
  • Mr. Webster was the Chief Financial Officer of Spark Therapeutics from July 2014 until its acquisition by Roche for $4.3 billion in December 2019.
  • Gritstone expects to share mature PFS data and additional long-term ctDNA data in the third quarter of 2024.
  • In April 2024, Gritstone presented a poster highlighting the durability and potential broad utility of its samRNA COVID-19 vaccine at ESCMID Global 2024.

Larimar Therapeutics Reports First Quarter 2024 Operating and Financial Results

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четверг, мая 9, 2024

In February 2024, Larimar raised net proceeds of approximately $161.8 million through a public offering of common stock.

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  • In February 2024, Larimar raised net proceeds of approximately $161.8 million through a public offering of common stock.
  • In March 2024, Larimar began to build its commercial team with the appointment of Frank Nazzario, RPh, as Vice President of Commercial.
  • Research and development expenses for the first quarter of 2024 were $12.9 million, compared to $4.6 million for the first quarter of 2023.
  • General and administrative expenses were $3.8 million in the first quarter of 2024, compared to $3.1 million in the first quarter of 2023.

Prevent Blindness to Host the 2024 ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit in Washington, D.C.

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вторник, мая 7, 2024

CHICAGO, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, will be hosting the ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit, May 14-16, 2024, at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C. The Summit will bring together ASPECT (Advocacy, Support, Perspective, Empowerment, Communication, and Training) Patient Engagement Program graduates (eye health patients and their allies), and program sponsors.

Key Points: 
  • Three-day event brings together patients, care partners, and public health champions to advance the goals of the Prevent Blindness ASPECT (Advocacy, Support, Perspective, Empowerment, Communication, and Training) Patient Engagement Program
    CHICAGO, May 7, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, will be hosting the ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit, May 14-16, 2024, at the Madison Hotel in Washington, D.C.
  • The Summit will bring together ASPECT (Advocacy, Support, Perspective, Empowerment, Communication, and Training) Patient Engagement Program graduates (eye health patients and their allies), and program sponsors.
  • The ASPECT Patient Engagement and Advocacy Summit is generously supported by Sustaining Level Partners Amgen, Genentech, and Novartis.
  • For information on Prevent Blindness advocacy efforts, please visit Advocacy.PreventBlindness.org , or contact Sara Brown, Director of Government Affairs, at [email protected] .

Prevent Blindness Declares May as First-ever Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month

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среда, апреля 24, 2024

CHICAGO, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness, the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, has designated May as "Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month," expanding its previous IRD and Genetic Testing Awareness Week initiative. The group is providing a variety of tools to promote awareness and education for IRDs and the importance of genetic testing, including a free webinar, expert and patient videos, shareable social media graphics, and fact sheets in English and Spanish. IRD Genetic Testing Awareness Month is supported by funding from Johnson & Johnson, and Spark® Therapeutics.

Key Points: 
  • Prevent Blindness expands IRD and genetic testing awareness initiative to educate patients on various forms of IRDs, and the importance of genetic testing to confirm diagnosis and possible treatments.
  • CHICAGO, April 24, 2024 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Prevent Blindness , the nation's leading nonprofit eye health and safety organization, has designated May as "Inherited Retinal Disease (IRD) Genetic Testing Awareness Month," expanding its previous IRD and Genetic Testing Awareness Week initiative.
  • ET, the National Center for Children's Vision and Eye Health at Prevent Blindness will be hosting the free webinar, " Pathway to Diagnosis: Genetic Testing for Inherited Retinal Diseases ."
  • To register for the "Pathway to Diagnosis: Genetic Testing for Inherited Retinal Diseases" webinar, visit PreventBlindness.org/IRD-webinar-2024.

Nvelop Therapeutics Launches with Dual Platforms for In Vivo Delivery of the Next Generation of Genetic Medicines

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вторник, апреля 9, 2024

Nvelop Therapeutics , a biotechnology company engineering programmable, non-viral vehicles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic cargo, today formally announced its launch to develop the next generation of genetic medicines for a wide range of diseases.

Key Points: 
  • Nvelop Therapeutics , a biotechnology company engineering programmable, non-viral vehicles for the in vivo delivery of therapeutic cargo, today formally announced its launch to develop the next generation of genetic medicines for a wide range of diseases.
  • The company’s approach has the potential to enable highly efficient and cell-specific delivery of a broad set of therapeutic cargoes.
  • “The field of genetic medicine is significantly limited by the challenge of efficiently delivering therapeutic cargoes to many types of target cells in vivo,” said Jeff Walsh, Nvelop’s Chief Executive Officer.
  • In vivo data for the second platform is expected to be disclosed at one or more scientific meetings this year.

Senti Bio Reports Fourth Quarter and Full Year 2023 Financial Results and Reviews Recent Highlights

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четверг, марта 21, 2024

SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 21, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Senti Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: SNTI) (“Senti Bio” or the “Company”), a biotechnology company developing next-generation cell and gene therapies using its proprietary Gene Circuit platform, today reported financial results for the fourth quarter and full year ended December 31, 2023.

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  • SENTI-202 for AML: In December 2023, Senti Bio announced the IND application for SENTI-202 was cleared by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (“FDA”).
  • Cash, Cash Equivalents and Short-term Investments: As of December 31, 2023, Senti Bio held cash, cash equivalents and short-term investments of $35.9 million.
  • G&A Expenses: General and administrative expenses were $9.3 million for the fourth quarter of 2023, compared to $9.8 million for the same period in 2022.
  • Net Loss: Net loss was $18.7 million, or $0.42 per basic and diluted share, for the quarter ended December 31, 2023.

BioPhy Appoints Scott Kobayashi as Senior Vice President of Sales to Accelerate Strategic Expansion

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вторник, апреля 2, 2024

BioPhy, an innovative AI drug development platform, today announced the appointment of Scott Kobayashi as Senior Vice President of Sales.

Key Points: 
  • BioPhy, an innovative AI drug development platform, today announced the appointment of Scott Kobayashi as Senior Vice President of Sales.
  • In this newly created role, Kobayashi will spearhead BioPhy's expansion in life sciences, public-private healthcare partnerships, financial services, and the public domain.
  • Prior to this, he held pivotal consulting positions at pharmaceutical industry giants Pfizer, Genentech, and Fluor, specializing in business expansion, partnerships, and development strategies.
  • “BioPhy has set itself apart from other biotech solutions with remarkable results in predicting and guiding clinical trial success.

SAPA-GP Hosted the 2024 Annual Conference Highlighting the Innovating Biopharma Frontier

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вторник, марта 12, 2024

On March 9, 2024, SAPA-GP ( https://sapagp.org/ ) hosted its 22nd Annual Conference at the Sheraton Valley Forge Hotel, northwest of Philadelphia.

Key Points: 
  • On March 9, 2024, SAPA-GP ( https://sapagp.org/ ) hosted its 22nd Annual Conference at the Sheraton Valley Forge Hotel, northwest of Philadelphia.
  • Fangning Zhang, MBA, Partner at McKinsey & Company, delivered the conference opening keynote speech “Path towards Value Creation – China Biopharma Innovation Trends”.
  • “Our conference has been very successful in capturing the latest trends foretelling the direction of biopharma industry.
  • The 2024 SAPA-GP Annual Conference was a great gathering of life scientists, pharmaceutical experts, and business leaders from diverse backgrounds, experiences, and accomplishments.

Pathway to Cures Announces First Entrepreneur in Residence

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понедельник, марта 11, 2024

Pathway to Cures (P2C) announced today its first Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), Leonard Valentino, M.D.

Key Points: 
  • Pathway to Cures (P2C) announced today its first Entrepreneur in Residence (EIR), Leonard Valentino, M.D.
  • Dr. Valentino most recently served as President and CEO of the National Bleeding Disorders Foundation (NBDF) and was instrumental in bringing Pathway to Cures into reality.
  • Pathway to Cures is the venture philanthropy fund of the NBDF focused on early-stage companies developing cures, therapies, or enabling technologies in support of the inheritable blood and bleeding disorders community.
  • “My role as Entrepreneur in Residence for Pathway to Cures will be to provide guidance into the consideration and support of new opportunities for catalyzing transformative therapies and cures.

Smart Immune appoints key new members to its Board of Directors

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пятница, февраля 16, 2024

Markus Goebel, Grégoire Cayatte, Federico Mingozzi and Pablo Silveri will join existing directors, Dominique Costantini and Fouzia Laghrissi-Thode, to accelerate and support the growth of Smart Immune.

Key Points: 
  • Markus Goebel, Grégoire Cayatte, Federico Mingozzi and Pablo Silveri will join existing directors, Dominique Costantini and Fouzia Laghrissi-Thode, to accelerate and support the growth of Smart Immune.
  • Karine Rossignol, CEO and Co-founder of Smart Immune, said: “We are delighted and proud to welcome such distinguished experts to the Board, led by Markus Goebel as our new Chairman.
  • We are grateful to our outgoing Chairman for his 5-year commitment and support to Smart Immune.”
    Markus Goebel, CEO and Founder of M&G Advisors and Chairman of Smart Immune’s Board of Directors, said: “I am thrilled to join and lead the Board of Smart Immune.
  • He is on the Boards of Halozyme, ADC Therapeutics and Aprea Therapeutics and now an Observer on the Board of Directors at Smart Immune.