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A blockbuster gene-editing tool has been linked to cancer — here"s how worried you should be

American Cancer Society/Getty Images Bold headlines linking blockbuster gene-editing tool CRISPR to cancer sent stocks in companies trying to bring the technology to medicine tumbling. But scientists who study the technique sa.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJun 13th, 2018

NantHealth shares jump on AI-based lung-cancer tool

Shares of NantHealth Inc. soared 56% in premarket tradin.....»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 28th, 2020

Beam Therapeutics to offer 6.25 million shares in planned IPO priced at $15 to $17 each

Beam Therapeutics Inc. set terms for its planned initial public offering on Monday, saying in a regulatory filing that it plans to offer 6.25 million shares priced at $15 to $17 each. The developer of gene editing technology would raise $106......»»

Category: topSource: marketwatchJan 27th, 2020

Johnson & Johnson misses revenue estimates as blockbuster drugs disappoint

Johnson & Johnson narrowly missed quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday as sales of its blockbuster psoriasis medicine Stelara and cancer drug Imbruvica fell short of expectations......»»

Category: topSource: foxnewsJan 22nd, 2020

J&J misses revenue estimates as blockbuster drugs disappoint

Johnson & Johnson narrowly missed quarterly revenue estimates on Wednesday as sales of its blockbuster psoriasis medicine Stelara and cancer drug Imbruvica fell short of expectations......»»

Category: topSource: reutersJan 22nd, 2020

Penny Stock Rips 260% Higher On Fast Track Designation For Experimental Lung Cancer Gene Therapy

Shares of thinly-traded gene therapy company Genprex Inc (NASDAQ: GNPX) are soaring on more than 50 times their average volume Tuesday. 0 read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaJan 21st, 2020

Scientists found a new way to get "forever chemicals" linked to cancer out of our water. They"re in the bloodstreams of 99% of Americans.

Clarkson University Researchers at Clarkson University are working with the US Air Force to remove a group of "forever chemicals" from water. The chemicals, known as PFAS, have been associated wit.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 18th, 2020

European ruling threatens Broad"s CRISPR gene-editing patents

The saga over who owns the valuable patents that cover CRISPR/Cas9 gene editing took a new turn this week with a court decision that goes against the Broad Institute of Harvard and MIT and two local startups......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsJan 17th, 2020

Google"s DeepMind created an AI for spotting breast cancer that can outperform human radiologists

Northwestern University/Handout via REUTERS Google Health and DeepMind claim to have created an AI tool capable of .....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderJan 2nd, 2020

Chinese "Gene-Editing" Scientist Gets 3 Years In Prison

The Chinese scientist who created the world’s first “gene-edited” babies was sentenced to three years in prison in China on Monday, according to Reuters. 0 read more.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaDec 30th, 2019

6 things we found out are linked to cancer in 2019, from breast implants to vapes

Image Point Fr/Shutterstock Cancer is the second most common cause of death in the United States, after heart disease. Why any one person gets c.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderDec 24th, 2019

CVS to make gene sequencing test access easier for cancer patients, Reuters says

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallDec 12th, 2019

Novartis"s $90 million Swiss factory to help solve cell therapy bottleneck

Swiss drugmaker Novartis's new $90 million cell and gene therapy factory in northern Switzerland is on track to begin commercial production of treatments, including Kymriah for cancer and Zolgensma for spinal muscular atrophy, in 2020......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 28th, 2019

Genomics ETFs Surge on CRISPR"s Gene Editing Progress

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Category: topSource: redinewsNov 26th, 2019

Blackstone to invest $400 million in gene therapy venture with Ferring

Blackstone Group Inc said on Monday it will invest $400 million in a joint venture with Swiss drug company Ferring that is working on an experimental gene therapy for bladder cancer, the private equity giant's largest ever bet on drug development......»»

Category: topSource: reutersNov 25th, 2019

Cellectis wins patent challenge in Europe for CRISPR-Cas9 gene editing method

See the rest of the story here. Theflyonthewall.com provides the latest financial news as it breaks. Known as a leader in market intelligence, The Fl.....»»

Category: blogSource: theflyonthewallNov 20th, 2019

Anal cancer is on the rise in the US, and almost all cases are linked to HPV

iStock Anal cancer is on.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 20th, 2019

Crispr"s Gene-Editing Therapy Found Effective In Treating Blood Disorders In Early-Stage Study

Crispr Therapeutics AG (NASDAQ: CRSP) shares are ripping higher after the company focused on developing gene therapies using its proprietary CRISPR/Cas9 platform said CTX001, a gene-editing therapy it's 0.....»»

Category: blogSource: benzingaNov 19th, 2019

CRISPR Therapeutics stock jumps on early gene editing data

Cambridge startup CRISPR Therapeutics and partner Vertex Pharmaceuticals reached what executives called a significant step this week, releasing promising early data on a drug designed to alter a person's DNA and potentially cure them of a disease......»»

Category: topSource: bizjournalsNov 19th, 2019

The Daily Biotech Pulse: Therapix To Reverse Merge With CBD Company, Crispr Gene Editing Therapy Readout

Here's a r.....»»

Category: earningsSource: benzingaNov 19th, 2019

34 of the most dangerous things science has strongly linked to cancer

Elaine Thompson/AP All cancers are a result of damage or genetic mutations in our DNA. But the many reasons individual cancer cases pop up in people are complex: Some are genetic and passed down from one generation to the next, and others are a result o.....»»

Category: topSource: businessinsiderNov 18th, 2019