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CRISPR patent ruling has little impact in laboratory setting, MIT researchers say – The Tech

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2017-03-02 NEWS

CRISPR patent ruling has little impact in laboratory setting, MIT researchers say
The Tech
Researchers at MIT maintained that the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board’s Feb. 15 decision, which affirmed the Broad Institute’s patent claims on using CRISPR-Cas9 technology to edit eukaryotic genomes, had little impact on future laboratory research.

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2017-03-02 NEWS

KABC-TV

CAR T-cell therapy turns blood cells into cancer fighters
KABC-TV
Researchers have moved forward with a gene therapy that turns a patient’s blood cells into cancer fighters. In a major study, a third of lymphoma patients had no signs of the disease six months after treatment. The potential game-changer is called CAR
Kite’s CAR T-Cell Therapy SuccessThe Scientist
With Eye On FDA, Kite Says CART For Lymphoma Holds Up After 6 MonthsXconomy
New gene therapy turns blood cells into cancer fighters6abc.com
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2017-03-02 NEWS

Bioscience Technology

Gene Therapy Offers Hope for Newborns with Severe Immune Disorder
Bioscience Technology
Infants born with a type of the devastating immune disorder SCID, or “bubble boy disease,” may have the option of a novel gene therapy treatment, thanks to a clinical trial at UCSF Benioff Children’s Hospital San Francisco. The trial is funded by a

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2017-03-02 NEWS

ALK announces FDA approval for its house dust mite sublingual allergy immunotherapy tablet (ACARIZAX® in Europe)
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ALK (ALKB:DC / OMX: ALK B / AKABY / AKBLF) today announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Biologics License Application (BLA) for its house dust mite (HDM) sublingual allergy immunotherapy (SLIT) tablet. The HDM …

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