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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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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?

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The drug’s revenue forecasts along with estimated costs are used to measure the value of an investment opportunity in that drug, otherwise known as net present value (NPV). The rNPV model is a more conservative valuation measure that accounts for the risk of a drug in clinical development failing to progress.

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US FDA grants Fast Track status for Avidity’s AOC 1020 to treat FSHD

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The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for Avidity Biosciences’ AOC 1020 to treat facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). This DUX4 protein abnormal expression leads to modifications in gene expression in muscle cells which are associated with progressive muscle function loss in FSHD patients.

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Lilly’s antibody therapy cuts hospitalisation rates in COVID-19

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Eli Lilly has followed up supportive data from its Olumiant in COVID-19 with results of a study showing its antibody treatment could help prevent hospitalisation from the disease. The double-blind placebo-controlled antibody study involved patients with symptoms outside hospitals, who were treated with four different dose strengths.

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Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 

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For example, progress made in developing gene mutant-specific inhibitors, antibody-drug conjugates (ADC), or cellular therapies. The post Conversations from ESMO Targeted Anticancer Therapies Congress 2024 appeared first on Drug Discovery World (DDW). We were there to present the latest findings from our research.

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How structural biology is informing vaccine design

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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. RA: How reliable are vaccines now for respiratory viruses such as flu?