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Innovate UK funding for new precision cancer treatment technology

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Programmable Oligonucleotide Delivery System (PODS), developed by Sixfold Bioscience, is a versatile system which delivers short interfering RNA (siRNA) gene silencing cargo to specific cancer cells.

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Positive Phase I results for RNAi therapeutic in hypertension

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals has revealed results from its Phase I study of zilebesiran, an investigational RNAi therapeutic targeting liver-expressed angiotensinogen (AGT) in development for the treatment of hypertension. The results are published in the New England Journal of Medicine (NEJM).

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Novo Nordisk snaps up RNAi partner Dicerna in $3.3bn takeover deal

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Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk must like what it has seen in its two-year-old alliance with gene-silencing specialist Dicerna Pharma – it has just agreed to acquire the biotech for $3.3 billion in cash. The $38.25-per-share per-share deal represents a premium of around 80% on Dicerna’s closing price yesterday.

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Vevye: A New Cyclosporine Solution for Dry Eye Disease

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“The clinical trials consistently showed significant therapeutic improvements in ocular surface damage and associated symptoms, while pioneering visual function improvement analysis”, said John D. Attendees will understand best practices for novel drug delivery design and development. What Is Dry Eye Disease?

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Advances in Genetic Medicine May Be Outpacing Some Clinicians’ Understanding, But Pharmaceutical Marketers Can Do Much to Address the Problem

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those that modify the expression of an individual’s genes or repair abnormal genes) has entered clinical practice, including 11 RNA therapeutics, 2 in vivo gene therapies, and 2 gene-modified cell therapies. Here are 5 considerations when developing a communications strategy for a novel genetic medicine. #1.

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2020 review – Pharma’s progress outside of COVID-19

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Originally developed to treat late-stage EGFR-mutated disease, the ADAURA study tested Tagrisso as an adjuvant treatment in patients with early disease following surgery. A molecule codenamed DNL151, currently in phase 1 development, has been selected to progress into late-stage clinical studies that are expected to begin in 2021.

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The trends driving ELRIG Drug Discovery 2022

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As it stands, there are currently 19 gene therapies approved for clinical use, alongside 18 RNA therapies and 59 non-genetically modified cell therapies, according to the Q2 report by the American Society of Cell & Gene Therapy. Recently, the project was awarded £3.5 Automation.