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love and prayers:
andy how do we watch Dr sadelaın ?

Andy Battaglia:
I do not believe that this session was broadcast. Waiting to hear details.

Andy Battaglia:
Sadelain's talk was very good from what I have been told. He compared his process with the process used by the other company and made clear distinctions between the two. He is ready to start trials. The only question now is whether Sloan Kettering is ready to stop wasting time while another company waves dollars in their face. It would be much better if they told the other company to go back to Europe and stop trying to control the process that will really work. The bean counters at SK apparently can't see past the end of their noses.

I expect that we will soon see trials commence through a combination of efforts between the National Institute of Health and a begrudging Sloan Kettering. Sadelain is under contract to SK, but Sadelain owns the patent on the beta globin gene and Errant Gene owns the process. SK is doing all they can to take ownership away from Errant Gene, and this is unconscionable. It isn't supposed to be about who can get rich. It's supposed to be about curing people. The people at SK should be embarrassed that ANY delay is being caused by corporate greed, especially when they are being so short-sighted that they cannot see the future that gene therapy will bring to many various genetic ailments.

So, the news from this talk is good regarding the process of gene therapy but we are still waiting for a true commitment by SK to start trials. Sadelain will not wait much longer, so SK has to decide soon if they are going to lose much of this research to the NIH. It will move forward, so have no doubts about that.

Sharmin:
Andy,

Thank you - first and foremost - for having the courage and heart to speak on our behalf in all circumstances.  Its a shame that pharmaceutical companies do not have our best interest at heart the way that you do. 

Second of all - we can all breath that this is going to move ahead.  I hope that there aren't any more delays.  I am so glad that Dr. Sadelain came through for us. 

Thank you for updating us Andy,

Sharmin

7assan:
ThAnx andy 4 update , Good News But taking Long time , hope that will be in soon.





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