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Novo Nordisk’s gene silencing alliance with Dicerna bears first fruit

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million – including $175 million upfront and an equity investment of $50 million – to find multiple RNA interference (RNAi) candidates for diseases like non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH) and type 2 diabetes. Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk signed a deal with the US biotech in 2019 valued at up to $675.5

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Growing Demand for Oligonucleotides Proposes Shedload of Opportunities for Contract Manufacturers

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In the 20 th century, major research went into discovery of a therapeutic class with the primary purpose of interfering with the RNA expression linked to disease causing proteins, nowadays classified as oligonucleotides. Recent Activity in the Oligonucleotide Domain . LinkedIn: [link]. Twitter: [link]. Medium: [link].

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Pfizer to supply UNICEF up to 4 million treatment courses of novel COVID-19 oral treatment for low- and middle-income countries

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Pfizer continues to invest to support the manufacturing and distribution of PAXLOVID, including exploring potential contract manufacturing options. Nirmatrelvir is designed to inhibit viral replication at a stage known as proteolysis, which occurs before viral RNA replication.

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mRNA Synthesis: ManufacturingProcess of Modern Revolutionary Molecule

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Messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) is a single-stranded molecule, which carries coding sequence and plays a prominent role in protein synthesis. It transfers genetic information form to DNA to ribosomes, a specialized structure, or organelle, which decodes genetic information into a protein.

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Shot of a Lifetime: How Two Pfizer Manufacturing Plants Upscaled to Produce the COVID-19 Vaccine in Record Time

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In separate countries, joined by a common purpose, they worked to formulate lipid nanoparticles - a notoriously tricky process - that would protect and guide the mRNA, which programs cells to produce antibodies to fight off COVID-19 by introducing a protein found on the surface of the virus.

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The challenges and trends of cell & gene therapies 

Drug Discovery World

Indeed, the growth of the cell and gene therapy market, coupled with the demand that the pandemic placed on manufacturing capacity, means the industry faces shortages of these crucial materials. Despite this the industry is still expanding. New indications .

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Pfizer to Slash COVID-19 Vaccine Manufacturing Time by Almost 50 Percent

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The drugmaker is targeting various steps in the manufacturing process, beginning right at the DNA stage, which is required as the template from which the mRNA for the SARS-CoV-2 spike protein in the vaccine is made. The USA Today got a peek into the process of making Pfizer’s mRNA vaccine and outlined the details in its report.