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Junk DNA: How the dark genome is changing RNA therapies

Drug Discovery World

Samir Ounzain , PhD, CEO & Co-Founder of HAYA Therapeutics, looks at how a better understanding of our DNA can lead to increased activity for RNA therapeutics. The whole world realised the power of RNA when the Covid-19 pandemic brought us the first mRNA-based vaccines.

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Gatehouse Bio and AstraZeneca to develop RNA therapeutics for heart failure

Pharmaceutical Technology

US-based biotech company Gatehouse Bio is extending its collaboration with AstraZeneca for developing RNA therapeutics to treat heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF). It is expected to expedite the development of a wide range of new therapeutics using the small non-coding area of the genome that is not explored.

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Investment fuels AI-driven development of breakthrough genomic medicines

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David Del Bourgo (CEO and co-founder, Whitelab Genomics) has always been passionate about introducing disruptive, innovative technologies to markets. We founded Whitelab Genomics after realising the potential to use data, data science, and AI in a more systematic way to develop genomic therapies,” Del Bourgo says.

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New CRISPR-ready neurons could democratise genomics

Drug Discovery World

bit.bio has launched the first offering from its new product range ioCRISPR-Ready Cells, which allow research and drug discovery scientists to knockout any gene of interest in glutamatergic neurons. With ioCRISPR-Ready Cells, we’re putting the future of genomics in the hands of every scientist.

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Why genomic healthcare data matters in the development of new therapies 

Drug Discovery World

Genomic healthcare data is critical to identify disease risk, ancestry, traits and response to medicines and aids in the development of new targeted therapies – precision medicines. In April 2003, after its launch in October 1990, the project was completed, generating the first sequence of the human genome. The origins .

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Ochre Bio raises funds to develop RNA therapies for liver diseases

Pharmaceutical Technology

Biotechnology company Ochre Bio has raised $30m in a Series A financing round to develop RNA therapies for chronic liver diseases. It also intends to turn the insights from its research into RNA-based drug candidates, and they will be tested in human livers at the company’s recently opened ‘Liver ICUs’ in the US.

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#news #biotech Outsmarting cancer with RNA, ‘genome-tuning’ drugs and other gene-altering therapies

BioTech 365

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Outsmarting cancer with RNA, ‘genome-tuning’ drugs and other gene-altering therapies.Outsmarting cancer with RNA, ‘genome-tuning’ drugs and other gene-altering therapies arlene.weintraub Tue, 06/22/2021 (..)

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