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Big pharma vs small diseases: Tackling rare diseases

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Despite the inherent difficulties, major pharma companies do take aim at rare diseases, usually with dedicated units focusing on clusters of rare diseases that afflict the same part of the body. How big pharma tackles rare diseases. It’s a different business model, if you will,” Miquel said. “So So that is the trick.

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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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2020 review – Pharma’s progress outside of COVID-19

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The company’s menopause drug NT-814 is heading for phase 3 development in 2021 following a mid-stage trial readout. NT-814 is a non-hormonal drug that works on the neurokinin (NK) 1,3 receptor antagonist, thus treating the vasomotor symptoms associated with the menopause. Rare disease progress.

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Unfolding The Folds Of Transthyretin

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Transthyretin (TTR) is a protein that the liver produces to facilitate the transfer of thyroid hormone and vitamin A in the blood. The present hATTR treatment market constitutes compounds that stabilize the TTR tetramers, a TTR-directed small interfering RNA, and a TTR-directed antisense oligonucleotide, along with supportive therapies.