FDA asks Sarepta to stop shipping gene therapy
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Massachusetts-based Sarepta Therapeutics, facing scrutiny from regulators, is reducing its global workforce by 36% in an effort to cut annual operating costs by hundreds of millions of dollars.
Shares of Sarepta Therapeutics plunged more than 30% on Friday as the future of its approved gene therapy appeared at risk. Sarepta has reported three patient deaths related to its gene therapies.
Our Bureau, Mumbai Friday, July 18, 2025, 17:45 Hrs [IST]