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Laverock Therapeutics raises £13.5m to accelerate gene silencing platform

BioPharma Reporter

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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Methylation of tRNA-derived fragments regulates gene-silencing activity in bladder cancer

Scienmag

and colleagues have described a novel form of gene regulation that is altered in bladder cancer, leading to the boosting of a gene pathway that helps the cancer cells survive during rapid growth. BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Anindya Dutta, MBBS, Ph.D., Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala. Anindya Dutta, MBBS, Ph.D.,

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uniQure signs license deal for Apic Bio’s gene therapy for SOD1-ALS

Pharmaceutical Technology

Gene therapy company uniQure has entered into a global licensing agreement with Apic Bio for APB-102 to treat patients with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) caused by mutations in superoxide dismutase 1 (SOD1). APB-102 is designed to be a one-time, intrathecally administered gene therapy for ALS patients.

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

pharmaphorum

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.

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Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR Might Be Easier Than We Thought

XTalks

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells through epigenetic editing without altering the genetic sequence itself. It’s a great tool for controlling gene expression.”. pyogenes dCas9.

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Novo Nordisk snaps up RNAi partner Dicerna in $3.3bn takeover deal

pharmaphorum

Danish drugmaker Novo Nordisk must like what it has seen in its two-year-old alliance with gene-silencing specialist Dicerna Pharma – it has just agreed to acquire the biotech for $3.3 billion in cash.

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Cash round sets up trial of InteRNA’s microRNA for cancer

pharmaphorum

InteRNA is focusing on the development of gene-silencing drugs based on microRNA, naturally occurring, non-coding strands of RNA that are thought to regulate gene expression in cells.

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