On February 2, 2018 Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (NASDAQ:ABEO), a leading clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company focused on developing novel cell and gene therapies for life-threatening rare genetic diseases, reported upcoming oral and poster presentations at the 14th Annual WORLDSymposium Meeting being held in San Diego, CA, February 5 – 9, 2018 (Press release, Abeona Therapeutics, FEB 2, 2018, View Source;p=RssLanding&cat=news&id=2330088 [SID1234523692]).
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Platform Presentations:
A phase 1/2 clinical trial of systemic gene transfer of scAAV9.U1a.HSGSH for MPS IIIA: safety, tolerability, and preliminary evidence of biopotency
Presenter: Kevin Flanigan, M.D. – Principal Investigator and Director, Center for Gene Therapy and Neuromuscular Disorders, Nationwide Children’s Hospital, Columbus, OH
Date: Thursday, February 8, 2018
Time: 11:00 AM PST
Identification of novel AAV capsids for treatment of lysosomal disorders
Presenter: Daphne Chen, Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Date: Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Time: 4:00 PM PST
Poster Presentations:
Poster 67: AAV vector comparability across mammalian and insect cell production platforms for treatment of lysosomal diseases
Presenter: Adam S. Davis, Ph.D. – Director of Manufacturing at Abeona Therapeutics
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Time: 4:30 PM PST
Poster 185: Intravenous administration of CLN3 gene therapy for juvenile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Presenter: Scott Kerns – Product Development Scientist at Abeona Therapeutics
Tuesday, February 6, 2018
Time: 4:30 PM PST
Poster 329: Combination dosing of CLN1 gene therapy extends lifespan in a mouse model of infantile neuronal ceroid lipofuscinosis
Presenter: Alejandra Rozenberg, Ph.D. – Gene Therapy Center, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC
Wednesday, February 7, 2018
Time: 4:30 PM PST
About WORLDSymposium: WORLDSymposium is an annual research conference dedicated to lysosomal diseases. W.O.R.L.D. is an acronym that stands for We’re Organizing Research on Lysosomal Diseases. Since its inception as a small group of passionate researchers in 2002, WORLDSymposium has grown to an international research conference that attracts over 1600 participants from more than 50 countries around the globe.