BIO Notebook Day 3: ARM Launches Foundation To Educate Public About Gene And Cell Therapies

07 Jun 2018

• By Joseph Haas and Sue Sutter

Alliance for Regenerative Medicine initiative seeks to explain gene and cell therapy to the general public. Also, EY's Giovannetti says strategic decisions, not tax reform, should drive deal-making; FDA's Woodcock touts benefits of new drug review office overhaul; and Siga Technologies eyes priority review voucher upon approval of Tpoxx for smallpox.

The potential for gene and cell therapies may seem limitless and exciting, but a flip side of that story can be fear generated by the unknown. That is the issue the Alliance for Regenerative Medicine (ARM) decided to address by launching a non-profit foundation June 6 – with an announcement at the 2018 BIO International Convention in Boston – to increase the public’s awareness of and understanding about gene and cell therapy.

As a 501(c)(3) non-profit affiliated with ARM, the ARM Foundation for Cell and Gene Medicine will begin with three primary...