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CAMP4’s funding influx paves the way for tapping regulatory RNA to treat urea cycle disorders

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Last week, CAMP4 Therapeutics announced the close of a $100 million Series B round , which will be used to advance their regulatory RNA (regRNA)-focused programs. According to Bumcrot, regRNAs are “RNAs that arise out of the non-coding genome”. A nitrogen-binding drug, its global sales were $292m in 2021, as per GlobalData.

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Biopharma Money on the Move: December 2 – 8

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The impact of CNS diseases extends beyond patients—to their families and society as well.” The assumption is SciNeuro will start with Parkinson’s disease and pain in addition to rare genetic diseases, after scaling up staffing. . Laying down a new track for RNA processing, Remix launched with $81 million in financing.

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FDA Action Alert: Y-mAbs, Vanda, Alnylam and BioCryst

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The FDA approved the drug on November 24. PH1 is an ultra-rare genetic disease marked by overproduction of oxalate, which causes deposits of calcium oxalate crystals in the kidneys and urinary tract and can lead to painful and recurrent kidney stones, nephrocalcinosis, progression to kidney failure, and system organ dysfunction.

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Key Trends in the Life Sciences to Look Forward to in 2022

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The RNA Revolution: From mRNA Vaccines to RNA Editing. The age of RNA is officially here, and it’s here to stay as more than a passing life science trend. RNA technology is not new nor has its potential been surprising. RNA in the Making. So why did this perceived RNA ‘revolution’ take so long?

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FDA Approves Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1

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FDA Approves Oxlumo (lumasiran) for the Treatment of Primary Hyperoxaluria Type 1. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) approved Oxlumo (lumasiran) injection for subcutaneous use, the first-ever therapy available for the treatment of primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1) to lower urinary oxalate levels in pediatric and adult patients.

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Beyond the pandemic: the potential of mRNA technology

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Previously, messenger RNA (mRNA) therapies were a niche part of the global R&D pipeline, now a wide section of the public is at least familiar with the name of this type of therapy. Pfizer already has a head start on competitors in the field, having achieved the first US FDA approval for an mRNA vaccine, alongside BioNTech.

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Advances in neuroscience drug discovery

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Published in the journal Molecular Brain , the research showed that the drug Riluzole, approved by the US Food and Drug Administration to treat certain forms of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, can at least partially correct the molecular cause of some leukodystrophies.

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