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Avance Biosciences™ Registers with CLIA, Expanding Clinical Trial Testing Capabilities
Avance Biosciences™ announces CLIA registration, expanding its high-complexity laboratory testing capabilities for clinical trials, regulatory submissions, and companion diagnostics. This milestone strengthens its commitment to high-quality, regulatory-compliant testing solutions that accelerate drug...
Gene Therapy Restores Vision in Children with AIPL1-Related Retinal Dystrophy
A groundbreaking gene therapy using rAAV8.hRKp.AIPL1 has restored vision in 11 children with AIPL1-related retinal dystrophy (LCA4), who were blind at birth. Published in The Lancet, the study shows significant improvements in visual acuity and retinal preservation, supporting expedited approval...
World’s first gene editing therapy for blood disorder to be available to hundreds of patients in England
Patients in England with severe beta-thalassaemia will be amongst the first in Europe to benefit from one-time gene therapy exagamglogene autotemcel. Exa-cel is the world’s first CRISPR-based gene therapy and the first gene therapy available in Europe for treating severe beta-thalassaemia...
FDA Approves First T Cell Receptor (TCR) Gene Therapy
Tecelra is the first FDA-approved T cell receptor (TCR) gene therapy. The product is an autologous T cell immunotherapy composed of a patient’s own T cells. T cells in Tecelra are modified to express a TCR that targets MAGE-A4, an antigen expressed by cancer cells in synovial sarcoma...
Shortening FDA-Mandated CAR T-Cell Therapy Monitoring Periods Could Improve Access to Treatment in Patients With DLBCL
Two hallmark toxicities of chimeric antigen receptor (CAR) T-cell therapy may be rare after 2 weeks following infusion in patients with diffuse large B-cell lymphoma (DLBCL), supporting a shorter, more flexible toxicity monitoring period, according to a recent study...
Avance Biosciences Launches Newly Redesigned Website
Avance Biosciences is excited to announce the launch of our newly redesigned website, aimed at enhancing user experience and providing comprehensive information about our cutting-edge biotechnology services.