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Voyager Therapeutics Reports Second Quarter 2023 Financial and Operating Results
- Introduced new vectorized anti-Aβ antibody gene therapy research initiative, expanding Alzheimer’s disease portfolio - - Executed license agreement with
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[{"type":"text","content":"- Introduced new vectorized anti-Aβ antibody gene therapy research initiative, expanding Alzheimer’s disease portfolio - - Executed license agreement with Sangamo for prion disease treatment - - Presented validating preclinical results including increased brain transduction of IV-administered TRACER™ capsids across multiple non-human primate species at ASGCT 2023 - - Conference call at 8:30 a.m. ET today - CAMBRIDGE, Mass., Aug. 03, 2023 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Voyager Therapeutics, Inc. (Nasdaq: VYGR), a biotechnology company dedicated to breaking through barriers in gene therapy and neurology, today reported second quarter 2023 financial and operating results. “The introduction today of Voyager’s vectorized anti-Aβ gene therapy research initiative expands our Alzheimer's disease portfolio, complementing our anti-tau antibody and tau knock-down gene therapy programs,” said Alfred W. Sandrock, Jr., M.D., Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer of Voyager. “We are encouraged by recent approvals in Alzheimer’s disease, and we believe this establishes a path forward for new approaches to existing targets, as well as new targets, to help address the heterogeneity of the massive Alzheimer’s disease population. Our anti-tau antibody VY-TAU01 remains on track for IND in the first half of 2024, and we continue to advance our growing pipeline of wholly-owned and partnered CNS gene therapies leveraging our neurotropic TRACER capsids.” Key Milestones Achieved in Q2 2023 and Subsequent Period: Launch of new vectorized anti-Aβ antibody early research initiative for Alzheimer’s disease: Voyager today announced an early research initiative investigating a gene therapy comprising a vectorized anti-Aβ antibody delivered via a TRACER capsid for the potential one-time treatment of Alzheimer’s disease. The new initiative leverages Voyager’s vectorized antibody expertise to express an anti-Aβ antibody to target amyloid plaques. Preliminary data in mice have shown vectorized antibody target engagement. This initiative further expands Voyager’s portfolio of Alzheimer’s programs including its anti-tau antibody program and siRNA tau knockdown gene therapy research initiative.Licensing agreement with Sangamo: In June, Voyager and Sangamo Therapeutics, Inc. announced a definitive license agreement for a potential treatment of prion disease. Under the agreement, Voyage...