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Moderna’s founder launches Laronde, promising new ‘Endless RNA’ drug class

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Flagship Pioneering, the VC fund run by Moderna’s co-founder Noubar Afeyan has launched a new biotech Laronde , with an ambitious plan to create a new class of drugs based on Endless RNA. The technology is designed to replace antibodies, which have become standard therapy in many diseases but are complicated and expensive to manufacture.

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GreenLight and US NIH partner to develop Covid-19 vaccine for variants

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They intend to develop vaccines that provide lasting immune responses compared to existing vaccines. In March, the company entered a licensing agreement with Serum Institute of India (SII) to expedite access to messenger RNA products in emerging markets worldwide.

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‘Endless RNA’ startup Laronde raises $440m to fuel pipeline

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Just a few months after breaking cover with its new take on RNA therapeutics, Laronde has raised an impressive $440 million in second-round financing backed by Flagship Pioneering – which was behind the founding of mRNA specialist Moderna. The post ‘Endless RNA’ startup Laronde raises $440m to fuel pipeline appeared first on.

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Positive initial results for srRNA rabies vaccine

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At all assessed doses, RBI-4000 was well-tolerated and achieved a strong immune response, with protective virus-neutralising antibody titers above the World Health Organization (WHO)-defined immune surrogate level of protection against the rabies virus. Preliminary data show that the surrogate metric of protection (RVNA≥0.5)

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BioNTech buys UK-based AI startup InstaDeep in £562m deal

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Since then, the two partners have developed multiple AI-based applications including a platform for selecting neoantigens for use in individualised cancer vaccines and an early warning system for high risk SARS-CoV-2 variants based on how well they can evade the immune system and their transmissibility.

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Roche pays $200m for Vaccibody’s cancer vaccine drug

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Genentech, which is already well established as a player in cancer immunotherapy with its PD-L1 class drug Tecentriq (atezolizumab) , will be responsible for development and marketing thereafter. The Roche unit will also bear all costs for trials, filings, manufacturing and marketing after the completion of the phase 1b study.

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Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline Reenter COVID-19 Vaccine Race With Phase 2 Results | 2021-05-17

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Sanofi and GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) have reemerged as COVID-19 vaccine contenders after their reformulated candidate delivered a strong immune response across all age groups in a phase 2 study. 14, 2020 ). Although wealthy territories like the U.S., The mRNA candidate is currently being assessed in a phase 1/2 study.