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Biotechnology Industry · us

Prime Medicine Prevails in Gene-Editing Arbitration, Clearing a Preclinical Hurdle for AATD Therapy PM647

The arbitration tribunal found that PM647 falls within the development scope retained by Prime Medicine under the collaboration agreement and rejected Beam Therapeutics’ requests for damages and injunctive relief. The ruling removes a key legal obstacle, but competition between the two companies over rights to gene-editing tools is not over.

Gene Editing · global

Turning Prime Editing Into a Computable Reaction: OptiPrime Helps Correct KIF1A Mutations in the Mouse Brain

This model, which integrates molecular mechanisms with machine learning, not only predicts guide RNA performance but also seeks to circumvent resistance from mismatch repair. The research team achieved correction of more than 40% of the target mutations in the cerebral cortex of neonatal mice, but efficacy, safety, and durability remain to be demonstrated.

Medical Technology · us

Lung Biopsy Still in the Procedure Room, AI Gets the First Look: 1,000-Patient Study Completes Enrollment

The ON-SITE study enrolled 1,006 participants and collected more than 3,250 fresh bronchoscopic specimens in preparation for validating an imaging system designed to rapidly identify morphology suspicious for cancer at the point of sampling. However, completed enrollment does not mean its performance has been established; accuracy and clinical impact still await formal results.