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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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eTheRNA Manufacturing Announces New LNP Formulation Development and Production Service

Pharma Mirror

NIEL, BELGIUM, eTheRNA Manufacturing, a specialist RNA process developer and manufacturing member of the Belgian eTheRNA group, is introducing a new Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) formulation development and production service to support the discovery and early pre-clinical development of RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines.

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Merck and Orna partner for RNA technology-based vaccines and therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. By self-circularisation, Orna’s oRNA technology makes circular ribonucleic acids (oRNAs) from linear RNAs.

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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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The role of RNA in immunotherapies

Drug Discovery World

Reece Armstrong speaks to Samuel Deutsch , Chief Scientific Officer of Nutcracker Therapeutics about the RNA landscape and how it can benefit the development of immunotherapies. RA: What role does RNA play in the development of effective immunotherapies?

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CMN-005 by CoImmune for B-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia): Likelihood of Approval

Pharmaceutical Technology

CMN-005 is under clinical development by CoImmune and currently in Phase II for B-Cell Acute Lymphocytic Leukemia (B-Cell Acute Lymphoblastic Leukaemia). CoImmune overview CoImmune is a biopharmaceutical company that carries out the development and manufacture of immunotherapies to treat cancer, inflammatory and autoimmune diseases.

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Bayer strengthens gene therapy portfolio with lipid nanoparticle technology from Acuitas Therapeutics

The Pharma Data

Acuitas’ LNP technology will support Bayer’s in vivo gene editing and protein replacement programs by specifically delivering RNA payloads to the desired target organ, the liver. This delivery technology protects the messenger RNA (mRNA) payload after administration allowing it to be safely and effectively delivered into cells.