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Eli Lilly Pursues RNA Editing in New Partnership with ProQR

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With RNA therapies being the next hot thing in genetic medicine, Eli Lilly is joining the RNA editing race by partnering with Netherlands-based ProQR Therapeutics NV (Nasdaq: PRQR), a biotech company developing RNA-based therapies for rare genetic diseases with a focus on blinding disorders of the retina.

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Risk adjusted net present value: What is the current valuation of Moderna’s MRNA-0184?

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The rNPV model is a more conservative valuation measure that accounts for the risk of a drug in clinical development failing to progress. MRNA-0184 Overview mRNA-0184 is under development for the treatment decompensated heart failure. The therapeutic candidate consists of messenger RNA (mRNA) encoding for relaxin.

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Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

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DDW’s Megan Thomas caught up with Oliver Rausch, Chief Scientific Officer at Storm Therapeutics, following the ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024, a global meeting focusing on promising new anticancer targets and agents, focusing on those in early phase clinical development.

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Sanofi wagers $400m on miRecule muscular dystrophy therapy

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Sanofi has added to its rare disease pipeline by licensing an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a genetic muscle disorder, from US biotech miRecule. billion deal in 2018. The aim will be to identify promising candidates in areas of “unmet patient need.”

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Sanofi preps trials of second COVID-19 shot, as Russia approves another

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Sanofi will shortly start human trials of a second coronavirus vaccine, developed with US biotech Translate Bio, after reporting that it stimulated antibodies against SARS-CoV-2 in preclinical testing. Antibody levels were lower in older recipients, however. million cases and a little over 23,000 deaths.

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Pfizer begins US pilot delivery programme for COVID-19 vaccine

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There are 11 potential COVID vaccines in late-stage clinical development and since Pfizer’s announcement two more groups from Russia’s Gamaleya Research Institute and US biotech Moderna have published favourable efficacy results. Pfizer and BioNTech have a $1.95 Feature image courtesy of Rocky Mountain Laboratories/NIH.

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What Challenges Is the Vaccine Industry Facing When Dealing with the Flu and COVID-19?

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She has 23 years of experience working with clients to move vaccine candidates through the clinical development pipeline, including regulatory submission. The Flu versus COVID-19: Virology and Vaccines SARS-CoV-2 versus Influenza Virology Viruses contain genetic material that can either be RNA or DNA.