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October 17, 2024

AskBio Announces 11 Presentations at the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy 31st Annual Meeting 2024

Research Triangle Park, N.C.– OCTOBER 17, 2024 – Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a gene therapy company wholly owned and independently operated as a subsidiary of Bayer AG, will deliver 11 presentations offering insights into the research and development of adeno-associated virus (AAV) therapies for a range of diseases as well as advancements in manufacturing technologies, at the European Society of Gene and Cell Therapy (ESGCT) 31st Annual Meeting taking place October 22–25, 2024, in Rome, Italy. “Our presence at ESGCT this year demonstrates our commitment to strengthening our end-to-end capabilities, successfully advancing our early pre-clinical pipeline and continuing to innovate in the field of manufacturing technology”, said Gustavo Pesquin, Chief Executive Officer, AskBio. “This year’s presentations complement notable recent progress in our clinical pipeline, with the first patient randomized in our Phase 2 GenePHIT trial for AB-1002, an investigational gene therapy in congestive heart failure, and the initiation of recruitment for REGENERATE-PD, our Phase 2 Parkinson’s disease trial for investigational gene therapy AB-1005, both announced earlier this year.” AskBio’s presentations include (all times CEST): Orals Posters With an ambitious portfolio of investigational gene therapies at various stages of research and development, AskBio continues to develop AAV-based therapies to treat some of the world’s most debilitating diseases. The company maintains a portfolio of clinical programs across a range of neuromuscular, central nervous system, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease indications and aims to deliver breakthrough treatments that could potentially benefit tens of millions of patients worldwide.1–6 About AskBio Asklepios BioPharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), a wholly owned and independently operated subsidiary of Bayer AG, is a fully integrated gene therapy company dedicated to developing life-saving medicines and changing lives. The company maintains a portfolio of clinical stage programs across a range of neuromuscular, central nervous system, cardiovascular, and metabolic disease indications with a clinical-stage pipeline that includes investigational therapeutics for congestive heart failure, Huntington’s disease, limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, multiple system atrophy, Parkinson’s disease, and Pompe disease. AskBio’s gene therapy platform includes Pro10™, an industry-leading proprietary cell line manufacturing process, and an extensive capsid and promoter library. With global headquarters in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and European headquarters in Edinburgh, Scotland, the company has generated hundreds of proprietary capsids and promoters, several of which have entered pre-clinical and clinical testing. An early innovator in the gene therapy field, with over 900 employees in five countries, the company holds more than 600 patents and patent applications in areas such as AAV production and chimeric capsids. Learn more at www.askbio.com or follow us on LinkedIn. About Viralgen Viralgen is a fully integrated contract development and manufacturing organization (CDMO) founded in 2017 as an independently operated subsidiary of Asklepios Biopharmaceutical, Inc. (AskBio), part of the Bayer AG group. Viralgen was created to support development through large-scale commercial production of certified good manufacturing practices (cGMP) AAV (adeno-associated virus) for cell and gene therapies. Through the AskBio licensed proprietary Pro10™ suspension manufacturing platform, Viralgen delivers industry-leading titers for all AAV serotypes, optimizing speed to market and cost-of-goods to accelerate clinical development ...read the news

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