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California's $212 Million Investment in Gene Therapy and Bad News from bluebird

California's $212 Million Investment in Gene Therapy and Bad News from bluebird

Two bluebird Patients with Cancer, Trials Suspended, CIRM Says its Trials Are Okay

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Feb 18, 2021
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California's $212 Million Investment in Gene Therapy and Bad News from bluebird
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Nick Leschly, bluebird bio CEO. Blue Matter photo

California’s stem cell agency has invested $212 million in research involving gene therapy, a field that took a beating this week both scientifically and financially.

The bad news came Tuesday when bluebird bio, a Massachusetts firm, suspended two of its clinical trials for sickle cell disease because two …

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