Novo Ventures and the Broad Institute of MIT and Harvard have announced the launch of the Novo Broad Greenhouse, a joint initiative to discover and propel transformative new therapies from academic science into the clinic. To drive the development of the next generation of molecular medicines, the Novo Broad Greenhouse unites three core ingredients: deep […]

A new study from the Wyss Institute at Harvard University and Harvard Medical School (HMS) reports that a single administration of an adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapy delivering combinations of three longevity-associated genes dramatically improved or completely reversed multiple age-related diseases in mice, suggesting that a systems-level approach to treating such diseases could improve overall […]

Biogen and Alkermes have announced that the FDA has approved Vumerity (diroximel fumarate) for the treatment of relapsing forms of multiple sclerosis. Biogen holds the exclusive, worldwide license to commercialize Vumerity and intends to make it available in the U.S. in the near future. The FDA approval was based on a New Drug Application (NDA) […]

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals has announced a research collaboration and licensing agreement with Roche to develop novel therapies for the treatment of chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection using Dicerna’s proprietary GalXC RNAi platform technology. The collaboration will focus on worldwide development and commercialization of DCR-HBVS, Dicerna’s investigational therapy in Phase 1 clinical development. The collaboration also […]