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Vevye: A New Cyclosporine Solution for Dry Eye Disease

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The solution of Vevye does not contain water, anti-microbial preservatives, oils or surfactants. Miebo contains perfluorohexyloctane as its active ingredient, a semifluorinated alkane that forms a protective layer over the tear film, reducing evaporation at the ocular surface. Vevye (cyclosporine ophthalmic solution) 0.1

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Scopus BioPharma Announces Pricing of $9 Million Follow-On Public Offering

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This drug candidate is highly distinctive, encompassing both gene therapy and immunotherapy by synthetically linking siRNA to an oligonucleotide TLR9 agonist, creating the potential for targeted gene silencing with simultaneous TLR stimulation and immune activation in the tumor microenvironment.

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Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR Might Be Easier Than We Thought

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The tool could also prove to be safer than conventional CRISPR-based gene therapies as it does not involve DNA editing, and thus would not cause potentially harmful off-target genomic changes. Genes can be switched on with a complementary tool called CRISPRon that has also been described in the paper. pyogenes dCas9.

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Using CRISPR to Edit the Epigenome Might Be Easier Than We Thought

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The tool could also prove to be safer than conventional CRISPR-based gene therapies as it does not involve DNA editing, and thus would not cause potentially harmful off-target genomic changes. Genes can be switched on with a complementary tool called CRISPRon that has also been described in the paper. pyogenes dCas9.

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Alnylam finds belly fat gene and drug target in UK Biobank study

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Alnylam Pharma has made a name for itself, developing gene-silencing therapies for rare disorders, but its latest discovery could take it into a much larger category – metabolic and cardiovascular disease.

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Two biotechs target dry eye disease after Novartis’ Xiidra problems

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Sylentis, part of PharmaMar Group, has just announced FDA approval of a phase 3 trial for eye drops containing tivanisiran, in dry eye disease associated with Sjogren’s Syndrome. The design of the protocol for the trial and its authorization are based on the scientific evidence of safety and efficacy obtained in the phase 3 HELIX trial.