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24 May 2023
Touchlight completes expansion, creating one of the world’s largest DNA manufacturing facilities in London, UK
Facility will have capacity that exceeds today’s global plasmid DNA demand and can enable commercialisation of genetic medicines. Transformation of Grade II-listed Victorian waterworks on the River Thames in Hampton, London. Supplying many of the top biopharmaceutical companies in the world to dramatically enhance their ability to develop genetic medicines. Expansion follows recent acceptance of … Continued
29 March 2023
Touchlight secures government grant to support its £14m investment in scale-up DNA manufacturing
Hampton, UK, 29 March 2023 – Touchlight, a CDMO pioneering enzymatic DNA production to enable genetic medicines, today announced that it has secured a grant from the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology to support the acceleration of its £14m scale-up DNA manufacturing programme. The grant comes from the £277 million in joint government and … Continued
24 January 2023
FDA accepts Drug Master File, signifying a new milestone for Touchlight’s enzymatic doggybone DNA technology
Drug Master File simplifies the U.S. regulatory process for utilising Touchlight’s doggybone DNA and accelerates regulatory filings. doggybone DNA is the first enzymatic DNA platform with a Drug Master File, representing a significant step towards regulatory adoption. Hampton, UK, 24 January 2023 – Touchlight, a biotechnology company pioneering enzymatic DNA production to enable genetic medicines, today announced … Continued
29 November 2022
Touchlight receives grant to advance rapid, scalable and thermostable doggybone DNA vaccine platform
Funding from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation will build on preclinical data showing the potential of nanoparticle-formulated doggybone DNA to deliver strong antibody titres and strong T cell responses. Hampton, UK – 29 November 2022 – Touchlight, a biotechnology company pioneering enzymatic DNA production to enable the genetic medicine revolution, is furthering pre-clinical development … Continued
6 September 2022
Lonza and Touchlight collaborate on end-to-end mRNA offering
Collaboration expands Lonza’s end-to-end offering for mRNA manufacturing with additional, differentiated source of DNA raw material, Touchlight’s doggybone DNA (dbDNA). Touchlight provides synthetic DNA through a cell-free enzymatic process, with advantages of speed, quality, capacity, and scalability. Customers can gain access to Touchlight’s dbDNA as an integral part of Lonza’s offering, benefiting from end-to-end mRNA … Continued
6 July 2022
Touchlight signs patent license agreement with Pfizer for the use of dbDNA for the manufacture of mRNA-based vaccines, therapeutics and gene therapies
Pfizer and Touchlight agree to patent license for Pfizer to utilise rapid, scalable, enzymatic doggybone DNA (dbDNA) in Pfizer’s clinical and commercial manufacture of its mRNA vaccines, therapeutics, and gene therapies Agreement includes upfront payment, potential development and commercial milestone payments, and royalties upon commercialization Access to dbDNA patent rights enables Pfizer’s rapid production of … Continued
15 September 2021
Touchlight extends funding round to US$125M as demand for its dbDNA™ grows rapidly
Touchlight, a biotechnology company pioneering enzymatic DNA production to enable the genetic medicine revolution, today announces extension of its fundraising round to a current aggregate total of US $125 million (£92 million GBP). The round was led by Bridford Investments Limited and Novator Partners. Demand for Touchlight’s proprietary synthetic DNA vector, dbDNA™, has grown rapidly … Continued
Upcoming events
ASGCT Annual Meeting 2023
Join us at ASGCT, Los Angeles (May 16-18, 2023).
Our team will be available at booth #507 to discuss your advanced therapy manufacturing. Learn how our enzymatically produced DNA vector called doggybone DNA (dbDNA) can significantly improve speed to manufacture, safety and scalability in comparison to plasmid DNA, for vaccine development.
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