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Charles River, GC4K Enter Gene Therapy Mfg. Pact

Will leverage Charles River’s plasmid platform, eXpDNA, and expertise in plasmid DNA production.

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By: Kristin Brooks

Managing Editor, Contract Pharma

Charles River Laboratories and Genetic Cures for Kids Inc (GC4K), an Australian foundation focused on research programs and clinical trials to find cures for rare diseases, entered a plasmid DNA contract development and manufacturing collaboration.   Founded in 2021, GC4K’s mission is to develop a gene therapy for the treatment of Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia Type 56 (SPG56), a debilitating neurodegenerative disease that that impacts the ability to walk, talk, and move independently.   GC4K...

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