Andrea Lobo, PhD,  science writer—

Andrea Lobo holds a PhD in cell biology/neurosciences from the University of Coimbra-Portugal, where she studied stroke biology. As a research scientist for 19 years, Andrea participated in academic projects in multiple research fields, from stroke, gene regulation, cancer, and rare diseases. She has authored multiple research papers in peer-reviewed journals.

Articles by Andrea Lobo

NICE recommends Altuvoct as NHS treatment option for hemophilia A

The U.K.’s National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) has recommended Altuvoct (efanesoctocog alfa) be available through the National Health Service (NHS), England’s public healthcare system, as a treatment option to manage and prevent bleeds in people with severe hemophilia A, ages 2 and older. This decision…

Be Bio raises $92M to advance hemophilia B treatment BE-101

Be Biopharma has raised $92 million in series C financing to support the first-in-human Phase 1/2 trial of BE-101, the company’s B-cell therapy candidate for hemophilia B. Proceeds from the funding round will be partly used to generate proof-of concept data from the BeCoMe-9 trial (NCT06611436), which…

Liver cancer seen as common risk for men with hemophilia and HIV

Men with hemophilia and infected with the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) are at a high risk of developing certain types of cancer that are more likely in people with HIV, according to a recent study in Japan. These cancers, called non-acquired immunodeficiency syndrome-defining malignancies or NADMs, included liver cancer,…

IND-enabling studies for hemophilia A gene-editing therapy to advance

Metagenomi, which is developing MGX-001, a gene-editing therapy for hemophilia A, is preparing to initiate investigational new drug (IND)-enabling activities that seek to support the therapy’s transition from preclinical to clinical testing. The move is backed by preclinical studies in nonhuman primates that show the treatment led to…