Goldman Sachs warned 'curing patients isn't a sustainable business model' in 2018 — 8 years later, biotech is quietly proving the bank right

Many new gene therapy treatments aren’t as profitable as predicted. But the reasons why don’t quite fit Goldman Sachs’ ...

A Gene Therapy That Can Reverse Blindness Just Won a $3 Million Prize

Molecular biologist Jean Bennett and ophthalmologist Albert Maguire were awarded the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life ...
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Why gene therapy could revolutionize how we treat disease

Gene therapy represents one of medicine’s most ambitious attempts to treat disease at its root cause by altering the genetic code itself. The approach works by recovering the functions of critical ...

Doctors awarded science ‘Oscar’ for curing inherited blindness with gene therapy

Three scientists have won the 2026 Breakthrough Prize for developing Luxturna — the world's first FDA-approved gene therapy ...

$3 million prize goes to duo whose research led to first sickle cell CRISPR therapy

Dr. Swee Lay Thein and Dr. Stuart Orkin won the $3 million Breakthrough Prize in Life Sciences for their work toward a ...
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Three Philadelphia scientists win 2026 Breakthrough Prize for FDA-approved gene therapy development

Three Philadelphia scientists were recently named the winners of the 2026 Breakthrough Prize for their work in developing the ...

Philly scientists win 2026 Breakthrough Prize for developing gene therapy for blindness

Three Philadelphia scientists won a $3 million Breakthrough Prize for developing the first FDA-approved gene therapy for a genetic disease, prize sponsors announced Saturday. Their work created a ...

Penn Medicine, Children's Hospital of Philadelphia team awarded Breakthrough Prize for developing gene therapy for inherited blindness

LOS ANGELES, April 18, 2026 /PRNewswire/ -- Their discovery started with a group of blind dogs living at a vet school. Now, the work has been awarded the prestigious Breakthrough Prize at the "Oscars ...
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One Injection Could Replace Daily Insulin for Type 1 Diabetes Patients, Researchers Say

*A gene therapy that may eliminate, or significantly reduce, the need for daily insulin injections is preparing to enter ...
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Hope And Hurdles For Sickle Cell Gene Therapy

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. William A. Haseltine, Ph.D., covers genomics and regenerative medicine This voice experience is generated by AI. Learn more. This ...
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The race is on to turn your body into a GLP-1 factory

People looking to lose weight and lower their blood sugar may someday be able to get a single injection that turns their cells into tiny factories churning out a protein that is essentially the active ...