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Dr. Orla Cloak on Manufacturing Excellence: Minaris Vision for Advanced Therapies

Shots:  Minaris is advancing its dual-business strategy through specialized Advanced Therapies and Advanced Testing units, enabling sponsors to streamline development, manufacturing, biosafety testing, and commercialization within one integrated global organization.   Minaris is focused on solving key cell & gene therapy manufacturing challenges by reducing variability, accelerating tech transfer, improving “first time right” execution, and lowering…
5 days ago

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MAGAZINE

PharmaShots Magazine-May-2026 Edition

Shots: PharmaShots’ May Edition explores how AI is transforming commercial strategies across the healthcare ecosystem by enabling predictive analytics, personalized engagement, dynamic launch planning, and real-time omnichannel optimization while balancing compliance and measurable ROI. The magazine highlights key industry movements shaping global biopharma, including AI-driven drug discovery collaborations, strategic M&A activity, advancements in cell and…
May 14, 2026

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NEWS

LEO Pharma to Acquire Replay for Rare Skin Disease Gene Therapy Platform

Shots: LEO Pharma has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Replay, expanding its dermatology pipeline with Replay’s herpes simplex virus-based gene therapy platform for rare genetic skin disorders As per the deal, LEO will acquire Replay for $50M upfront, plus milestone payments & tiered single-digit royalties, while adding Replay’s HSV design and manufacturing expertise…
May 1, 2026

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Eli Lilly to Acquire Kelonia Therapeutics for ~$7B

Shots: Eli Lilly has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Kelonia Therapeutics, expanding Lilly’s genetic medicine capabilities As per the deal, Lilly will acquire Kelonia for ~$7B in cash, incl. $3.25B upfront, & additional clinical, regulatory & commercial milestone payments; closing expected in H2’26 Acquisition will add Kelonia’s in vivo gene placement system (iGPS0) & its lead asset, KLN-1010, a one-time IV…
April 21, 2026

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Genethon Signs Worldwide Licensing Agreement with AskBio (Bayer AG) to Advance Gene Therapy for Pompe Disease

Shots: Genethon has entered into an exclusive, worldwide licensing agreement with AskBio for the use of a patented component of AskBio’s investigational gene therapy AB-1009 for the treatment of Pompe disease The licensed component is based on a transgene encoding a truncated form of GAA, developed by Genethon, which demonstrated preclinical efficacy in correcting glycogen…
January 14, 2026

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NEWS

Fondazione Telethon’s Waskyra Receives the EC Approval for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome 

Shots:  The EC has approved Waskyra (etuvetidigene autotemcel), an ex vivo gene therapy for Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome (WAS)    Waskyra is a single-administration therapy that uses a patient’s CD34+ hematopoietic stem and progenitor cells, modified with a lentiviral vector carrying the WAS gene  The EC’s decision follows a CHMP opinion issued in November 2025 recommending marketing authorization, with the same therapy also approved by…
January 9, 2026

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