Sweeney Slide Presentation

January 6, 2018 | Author: Anonymous | Category: Science, Biology, Pharmacology
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Opportunity There are major opportunities for developing therapies for rare diseases.  Industry interest in rare diseases has never been higher. Many industry programs are focused on developing small molecule and biological therapeutics targeting rare diseases. - Orphan Disease Act - Gateway to other indications  Gene Therapy is positioned to transform the treatment of many rare diseases.

Center Membership  To

date, the Center has 229 full members and 91 associate members.  





184 members at Penn/CHOP 45 members from other institutions, including members from 6 foreign countries The 91 associate members are primarily Penn/CHOP trainees

In aggregate, the membership studies >200 rare diseases.

Center Leadership 

Director: H. Lee Sweeney, PhD Research Director: Jim Wilson, MD, PhD Clinical Director: To be named



Program Areas and Heads:     



Internal Advisory Board  



Metabolic Disorders - Jim Wilson, MD, PhD Hematological Disorders – Kathy High, MD Rare cardiovascular diseases – Dan Rader, MD Ocular Disorders – Jean Bennett, MD, PhD Neuromuscular Disorders – H. Lee Sweeney, PhD

Program Heads Terry Fadem (Industry Advisor)

External Advisory Board 

Industry, Advocacy, Government, and Academic Advisors

Major activities of the Center in progress: 1) Drug/small molecule screening I. Cell-Based Drug Screens with NCATS (agreement in place) a. Repurposing screens that the Center contracts to have performed b. NCATS/Center Co-development grant program Chemical library screens with subsequent drug development - costs of screen and development covered by NCATS (competitive application) - investigator costs covered by Center

II. Assay development and preliminary approved library screens with Wistar small molecule screening facility Contract with Wistar Molecular Screening Facility to help design screens that can be used in HT format and carry out initial screens III. Small molecule screens for altering Protein-Protein interactions or modulating enzyme activity Agreement terms with X-Chem have been reached.



Call for small molecule screening proposals to be released on June 1, 2014

Major activities of the Center in progress: 2) Research grants programs a) MPS I therapeutic development grants b) Rare disease research and therapy development grants • Co-funded by Advocacy groups, industry, and individuals. • The grants will be solicited in multiple Rare Disease areas, driven by participation of Advocacy groups. • Funding generated by the “Million Dollar Bike Ride”

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SPIN FACTOR FOR

Hemophilia

Improving the Process of Rare Disease Treatment Development

Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer and President, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc.

Progress Toward Molecular Based Therapies for Neuromuscular Disease

Jerry R. Mendell, M.D. Director, Center for Gene Therapy The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital

Development of a 2-hydroxypropylβ-cyclodextrin therapeutic trial for Niemann-Pick disease, type C1

Forbes D. Porter M.D., Ph.D. Senior Investigator, Program Head and Clinical Director, NICHD, NIH

Development of a Novel RNAi Therapeutic, Patisiran, for the Treatment of TTRmediated Familial Amyloidotic Polyneuropathy (FAP)

Akshay K. Vaishnaw, M.D., Ph.D. Executive Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

Exploration of AAV-Mediated Gene therapies for Inherited Ocular Disorders

Gwyneth Jane Farrar, Ph.D. Professor of Genetics Smurfit Institute of Genetics Trinity College, Dublin

Gene Therapy for Haemophilia B UCL/St Jude's Trial Update at 4 Years

Edward G.D. Tuddenham, M.D. Emeritus Professor of Haemophilia, UCL Katherine Dormandy Haemophilia Centre Royal Free Hospital

Speakers: FIRST ANNUAL SPRING SYMPOSIUM SMILOW CENTER 3400 CIVIC CENTER BLVD.

8:30AM -5:00PM

Registration & Membership www.med.upenn.edu/orphandisease Info: 215-898-6111 or [email protected] There is no cost to join or attend the symposium.

Join us as we explore: “Emerging Therapies For Rare Diseases” Symposium includes: • Breakfast, Lunch • Poster Session • Afternoon Reception

Emil D. Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D. Chief Executive Officer and President, Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical, Inc. Jerry R. Mendell, M.D. Director, Center for Gene Therapy, The Research Institute at Nationwide Children’s Hospital Forbes D. Porter M.D., Ph.D. Senior Investigator, Program Head and Clinical Director, NICHD, NIH

Edward G.D. Tuddenham, M.D. Emeritus Professor of Haemophilia, UCL Katherine Dormandy Haemophilia Ctr., Royal Free Hospital Gwyneth Jane Farrar, Ph.D. Professor of Genetics, Smurfit Institute of Genetics, Trinity College, Dublin Ireland Akshay K. Vaishnaw, M.D., Ph.D. Executive Vice-President and Chief Medical Officer, Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.

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