Takeda inks deal for novel gene therapies for neurological diseases
Japanese pharma giant Takeda Pharmaceutical (TYO: 4502) has entered a collaboration and license deal to develop in vivo novel adeno-associated viral (AAV) based therapies for Friedreich's Ataxia (FA) and two additional undisclosed targets, with privately-held US start-up StrideBio.
These programs aim to utilize novel AAV capsids developed by StrideBio to improve potency, evade neutralizing antibodies and enhance specific tropism to tissues including the central nervous system.
"We are very excited to partner with Takeda given their expertise and commitment to developing of StrideBio., adding: "We look forward to working together to bring transformative and novel AAV-based gene therapies to patients, while continuing to validate and expand StrideBio's platform, manufacturing capabilities and pipeline," he added.
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