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Lilly buys into MiNA’s protein-boosting RNA tech in $1.25bn deal

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UK biotech MiNA Therapeutics has signed up another big pharma partner for its small activating RNA (saRNA) platform, which upregulates the activity of proteins, with Eli Lilly the latest to get in on the action. . The post Lilly buys into MiNA’s protein-boosting RNA tech in $1.25bn deal appeared first on.

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Biologists isolated the coronavirus nucleoprotein in its pure form to improve the accuracy and sensitivity of the antibody tests

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The SARS-CoV-2 nucleoprotein is the main protein in viral particles. It folds the RNA of the virus into a compact structure. COVID-19 patients usually develop antibodies (immunity proteins that are specifically […].

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Moderna’s founder launches Laronde, promising new ‘Endless RNA’ drug class

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Flagship Pioneering, the VC fund run by Moderna’s co-founder Noubar Afeyan has launched a new biotech Laronde , with an ambitious plan to create a new class of drugs based on Endless RNA. Called eRNA for short, this class of medicines is programmable and can continuously express therapeutic proteins inside the body.

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

Pharmaceutical Technology

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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How structural biology is informing vaccine design

Drug Discovery World

RA: How can rational design approaches help advance vaccine development? MA: Regarding vaccine development specifically, and the role my team plays in the development of cryogenic electron microscopy (cryo-EM) technology, we see the study and dissemination of virus structures, and the proteins that comprise them, as vital to vaccine design.

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Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

Drug Discovery World

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. MT: What’s next for STORM’s research?

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

The failure of several late-stage trials highlights the challenging nature of HIV vaccine development. Since HIV integrates with the DNA, eliminating the virus from the body is very difficult, explains David Montefiori, PhD, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.