The gene therapy platform company Capsida Biotherapeutics (Thousand Oaks, California) is gearing up to unveil initial data on its engineered adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsids at the upcoming American Society of Gene & Cell Therapy (ASGCT) 26th Annual Meeting, held May 16–20 in Los Angeles. In developing these capsids, Capsida Chief Scientific Officer Susan Catalano explained…
AbbVie and Capsida join forces to target serious eye diseases
AbbVie (NYSE:ABBV) will work with the gene therapy platform company Capsida Biotherapeutics (Thousand Oaks, California) to develop serious eye diseases with few treatment options. The partnership will unite AbbVie’s development and commercialization capabilities with Capsida’s high-throughput adeno-associated virus (AAV) engineering platform. AbbVie will also help explore therapeutic cargo approaches and provide expertise in ophthalmology disease biology.…