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DuPont Pioneer Licenses CRISPR Tech From ERS Genomics – GenomeWeb

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2017-06-27 NEWS

DuPont Pioneer Licenses CRISPR Tech From ERS Genomics
GenomeWeb
NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – DuPont Pioneer has signed an agreement to acquire the exclusive rights to ERS Genomics’ portfolio of CRISPR-Cas genome-editing technologies for all plant and agricultural applications, the companies announced today.
DuPont Pioneer Secures Exclusive Rights to ERS Genomics’ CRISPR-Cas Patent Portfolio for AgriculturePR Web (press release)

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2017-06-27 NEWS

Epigenetic Reprogramming May Boost Immunotherapy
Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News
Even when immunotherapy “takes the brakes off” a cancer patient’s immune cells, these cells may remain stuck in neutral, or they may act as though they are out of gas, exhausted. Immunotherapy, then, may need to rejuvenate immune cells, specifically T …

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2017-06-27 NEWS

FiercePharma

Takeda positioning itself to assume EU stem cell production within 5 years
FiercePharma
Takeda Pharma is positioning itself to take over stem cell production in Europe from its partner TiGenix by 2021 after Swissmedic—the Swiss Agency for Therapeutic Products—said last week it has accepted for review the file for an investigational drug

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2017-06-27 NEWS

Cancer Therapy Advisor

In Focus: Blinatumomab for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Cancer Therapy Advisor
“BiTEs have an advantage over other T cell technologies, including chimeric antigen receptor T [CART] cell programs in that they are ready right off the shelf for use, with no delay in initiating therapy,” Dr Barnes said. He noted that they have

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2017-06-27 NEWS

Cancer Therapy Advisor

In Focus: Blinatumomab for Non-Hodgkin Lymphoma
Cancer Therapy Advisor
“BiTEs have an advantage over other T cell technologies, including chimeric antigen receptor T [CART] cell programs in that they are ready right off the shelf for use, with no delay in initiating therapy,” Dr Barnes said. He noted that they have