ARTICLES BY ERIN HARRIS

  • CGT Delivery Challenges
    5/27/2022

    Mass General Brigham recently revealed its “Disruptive Dozen,” 12 emerging cell and gene therapy (CGT) technologies with the greatest potential to impact health care in the next several years. The “Disruptive Dozen” results from interviews of 50 Mass General Brigham senior Harvard faculty followed by a rigorous selection process to identify the 12 most likely to have significant impact on patient care in the next few years.

  • Opus Genetics, Resilience Partner On Ocular Gene Therapy
    4/13/2022

    Opus Genetics has partnered with Resilience for the development and manufacturing of AAV-based gene therapies for inherited retinal diseases. Opus’ first two programs in LCA target the LCA-5 and RDH12 genes and are licensed from the University of Pennsylvania and based on the work of Opus scientific cofounder, Jean Bennett, M.D., Ph.D., the F.M. Kirby Emeritus Professor of Ophthalmology at the Perelman School of Medicine. Opus’ third program is licensed from Massachusetts Eye and Ear / Harvard and is designed to address NMNAT1-associated retinal degeneration.

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Erin Harris is chief editor of Cell & Gene and a contributing editor to Life Science Leader magazine. She studied English and psychology at Lafayette College and has 20+ years of experience in B2B publishing. Erin spent 10 years covering and reporting on the adoption of information technology from a B2B perspective. She’s written on technology topics ranging from Big Data and analytics to security and e-commerce. In each case, her reporting centered on innovations that improved operational efficiencies, fostered interdepartmental collaboration, or enhanced supply chains. Currently, she writes actionable information for professionals involved in the development and commercialization of cell and gene therapies. She covers the entire product lifecycle from basic research to commercialization. Erin has interviewed executives from Fortune 500 as well as startups. She has moderated panel discussions and has spoken at numerous industry events from large conferences to niche forums.