Biogen, Capsigen Launch Up-to-$1.3B AAV Capsid Collaboration
May 11, 2021
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Biogen will partner with Capsigen to engineer novel adeno-associated virus (AAV) capsids for gene therapies designed to treat CNS and neuromuscular disorders, through a strategic research collaboration that could generate more than $1.3 billion for Capsigen.
The companies said they will create and identify novel AAV capsids tailored to meet disease-specific transduction profiles through their collaboration, designed to combine Capsigen’s Transcription-Dependent Directed Evolution (TRADE™) platform and associated technologies with Biogen’s discovery, development, manufacturing, and commercialization capabilities.
Capsigen’s technology is designed to produce dose optimized, fit for purpose vectors that may have applicability across Biogen’s gene therapy pipeline.