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Beyond Covid-19: the disruptive potential of RNA-based therapeutics

Pharmaceutical Technology

Further, the acceptance of new mRNA vaccines has rejuvenated activity within previously established categories of RNA therapeutics including lifesaving antisense technologies. These include antisense oligonucleotides (ASO), RNA interference (RNAi), and RNA aptamers.

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Merck makes circular RNA play with $3.5bn Orna alliance

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Merck & Co has ramped up its involvement in the RNA category, partnering with US biotech Orna Therapeutics in a deal valued at up to $3.5 Now, Merck has made its own play, partnering with Orna on its proprietary ‘oRNA’ technology, which stands for circular RNA. billion, including $150 million upfront.

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Merck and Moderna partner to develop and sell cancer vaccine

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German pharmaceutical firm Merck has extended its partnership with Moderna to jointly develop and sell mRNA-4157/V940, an investigational personalised cancer vaccine (PCV). In 2016, the companies entered a strategic partnership to develop novel messenger RNA (mRNA) based PCVs.

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Myeloid raises funds to support lead cell therapy programme

Pharmaceutical Technology

Myeloid Therapeutics has raised $73m to support the continued clinical development of its lead cell therapy programme, MT-101, in Phase I/II trials for T cell lymphoma. The financing will help to fast-track the development of other in vivo programming candidates into clinical trials.

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

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According to Globaldata, it is involved in 1 clinical trial, which is ongoing. 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.

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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. The Companies expect interim results from this trial in the third quarter of 2021. MRT5500 is being developed under a collaboration and license agreement between Sanofi Pasteur and Translate Bio.

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?5 Things You Need to Know from Our Recent Gene Therapy Webinar

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Further, some patients are still hesitant to go into the clinic, and the prevalence of misinformation from the pandemic has led to greater concerns about therapies like gene therapies and the impact they fear it will have on their RNA/DNA. The cell and gene therapy pipeline is booming.