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Laverock Therapeutics raises £13.5m to accelerate gene silencing platform

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Laverock Therapeutics, the gene editing-induced gene silencing platform for human therapeutic applications, has expanded its seed funding round to Â13.5 million.

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NICE recommends gene silencing therapy for porphyria patients on NHS

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Givlaari uses ‘gene silencing’ RNA interference technology, to target the production of pathogenic compounds in people AHP

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Gene Silencing Porphyria Treatment, Givlaari, Finally Wins Over England’s NICE Amid Stellar Long-Term Data

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After initial rejection from the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) last year, the non-departmental public body of the Department of Health in England has now given the green light to the gene silencing treatment Givlaari (givosiran) for the treatment of the rare metabolic disorder, acute intermittent porphyria (AIP).

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Novartis buys a preclinical biotech and its RNA drug technology

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For $500 million, Novartis will acquire DTx Pharma and its preclinical neurological disease drugs, marking the Swiss company’s latest investment in gene-silencing medicines.

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New CEO Mortazavi takes UK biotech e-therapeutics into gene silencing

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UK biotech e-therapeutics has a new CEO, with executive chairman and former Silence Therapeutics chief Ali Mortazavi chosen to spearhead the next stage in the company’s development into gene silencing and other areas. The post New CEO Mortazavi takes UK biotech e-therapeutics into gene silencing appeared first on.

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Alnylam, gene-silencing and biotech in 2020: the pharmaphorum podcast

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Alnylam’s Brendan Martin joined the pharmaphorum podcast for episode 23 to talk about his company’s work in gene-silencing and how it could offer a route to target the current coronavirus pandemic. The post Alnylam, gene-silencing and biotech in 2020: the pharmaphorum podcast appeared first on.

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

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Two years after starting to work together, Novo Nordisk and Dicerna have selected the first candidate from a joint project to find new, gene-silencing drugs for liver-related cardiometabolic diseases. The post Novo Nordisk’s gene silencing alliance with Dicerna bears first fruit appeared first on.