Solid Biosciences Announces FDA IND and Health Canada CTA Approval for First-in-Class Cardiac Gene Therapy To Treat Catecholaminergic Polymorphic Ventricular Tachycardia (CPVT)

Solid Biosciences, which acquired UF startup AavantiBio, announced FDA and Health Canada approval to begin clinical trials of SGT-501, a gene therapy targeting CPVT, a severe heart rhythm disorder caused by RYR2 mutations.
Rise Therapeutics Receives FDA IND Clearance To Initiate Clinical Testing of R-5780 in Cancer
UF startup Rise Therapeutics announced that the U.S. FDA has accepted its investigational new drug (IND) application to proceed with a cancer Phase 1 clinical trial for its program candidate, R-5780.
Solid Biosciences Announces FDA IND Clearance for First-in-Industry Dual Route of Administration Gene Therapy To Treat Both Neurologic and Cardiac Manifestations of Friedreich’s Ataxia
Solid Biosciences Inc., a biotechnology company that acquired UF startup AavantiBio, announced that the U.S. FDA has cleared its Investigational New Drug application for SGT-212 for the treatment of Friedreich’s ataxia.