Forging a Faster Path for Gene Therapies

The Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium, a public-private partnership backed by the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health, in February published its first playbook. The playbook provides a roadmap for streamlining product development and navigation of the regulatory pathway for AAV gene therapies with the goal of getting new treatments to patients sooner. We spoke to Courtney Silverthorn, vice president of strategic alliances and innovation for the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health; and Sharon King, manager of advocacy and community engagement for Aldevron and founder and president of Taylor’s Tale; about the Bespoke Gene Therapy Consortium, its new playbook, and how it will help gene therapy developers get their medicines to patients faster.