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2025 Merkin Prize in Biomedical Technology awarded to pioneers of CAR T-cell therapy

Broad Institute

In 2012, the University of Pennsylvania team and Novartis launched a collaboration to further develop the technology, which led to the FDA approval for the first commercial CAR T-cell therapy in 2017.

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Q&A: One scientist’s bold vision to make on-demand treatments routine for life-threatening rare genetic diseases

Broad Institute

s specific mutation, creating a mouse model of the disease, determining the optimal base editor, performing extensive safety analyses, working with Danaher to manufacture the therapeutic, conducting toxicity studies, and securing FDA approval for the trial. This unprecedented feat required diagnosing K.J.’s

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The Long Road to End Tuberculosis

Codon

Even after microbiologists discovered the bacterium that causes the illness in 1882, it wasn’t until the 1920s that researchers were able to develop a vaccine for TB. These breakthroughs have significantly curbed cases, with vaccination reducing the odds of death by 74 percent. tuberculosis , to develop the vaccine.

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Levers for Biological Progress

Codon

Such models will, in turn, make it much easier to invent the sorts of platform tools that Amodei asserts “drive >50% of progress in biology,” such as CRISPR and mRNA vaccines, because the creation of these tools ultimately derive from a deeper understanding of how cells work.

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Moderna COVID vaccine gets full approval for children

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

Deep Dive Library Events Press Releases Topics Sign up Search Sign up Search Pharma Biotech FDA Clinical Trials Deals Drug Pricing Gene Therapy An article from Dive Brief Moderna COVID vaccine gets full approval for children The approval comes amid regulatory upheaval under HHS head Robert F. Kennedy Jr., Kennedy Jr.

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Novavax COVID Vaccine Moves Closer to Full FDA Approval

Drugs.com

FRIDAY, April 25, 2025 Novavaxs COVID-19 vaccine could soon receive full approval from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA), the company said Wednesday.The update sent Novavaxs stock up more than 21% in early trading. It also helped ease.

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Pfizer wins FDA approval of new meningococcal vaccine

BioPharma Drive: Drug Pricing

The clearance of the pentavalent shot Penbraya adds to Pfizer’s infectious disease portfolio as it adjusts to slumping COVID-19 vaccine sales.