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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.

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AstraZeneca goes bigger in amyloidosis with Neurimmune deal

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AstraZeneca has clearly made the rare disease transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) a key component of its rare disease pipeline, licensing a second drug candidate in the space of a couple of months. Tafamidis is thought to work by stabilising the misfolded proteins. The new agreement comes just days after AZ closed a $3.1

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Biopharma Money on the Move: December 2 – 8

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Since partnering with Eli Lilly to produce the first monoclonal antibody therapy approved for mild-to-moderate COVID-19 patients, antibody discovery company AbCellera is going big on the Nasdaq. Laying down a new track for RNA processing, Remix launched with $81 million in financing. Reduce cost. Nuance Pharma .

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Sanofi and Translate Bio initiate Phase 1/2 clinical trial of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate

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Clinical trial to assess safety, immune response and reactogenicity, after preclinical data showed high neutralizing antibody levels. MRT5500 is being developed under a collaboration and license agreement between Sanofi Pasteur and Translate Bio. Expected to enroll 415 participants; interim results expected in Q3 2021.

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Keeping tabs on Covid-19: UK firm tests oral delivery of Covid-19 vaccine and Novavax aims to distribute 51 million vaccines to Australia

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As research developments into RNA vaccines help scientists accelerate drug candidates to arm the immune system against coronavirus, Pharma IQ ’s Keeping tabs on Covid-19 update returns with news from some of the biotechnology innovators leading the fight against the global pandemic.

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Moderna and BioNTech – who are they?

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Their technology is based on synthetic messenger RNA – short for ribose nucleic acid – which is a short transcript of a longer DNA code. As it’s just a messenger molecule, it does not affect the body’s own genetic code when it is injected as a vaccine – but what it does do is instruct cells to code for copies of a certain protein.

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Sanofi to acquire Translate Bio; advances deployment of mRNA technology across vaccines and therapeutics development

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Accelerates development of current Sanofi licensed programs in vaccines and potential to explore other therapeutic areas Fast tracks establishment of Sanofi’s recently announced mRNA Center of Excellence Full integration upgrades drug formulation capabilities and enhances US talent in a promising new technology. About Translate Bio.