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Roivant joins RNA splicing push with Eisai deal

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Roivant is the latest pharma group to take a position in the emerging field of therapies targeted at RNA splicing, licensing exclusive rights to a drug developed by a unit of Japanese drugmaker Eisai. . The post Roivant joins RNA splicing push with Eisai deal appeared first on.

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Amvuttra RNAi Therapeutic Wins FDA Approval for Rare Genetic Protein Disorder

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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, a leading RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics biopharmaceutical company, announced it received approval from the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its RNAi therapeutic Amvuttra (vutrisiran) for the treatment of the polyneuropathy of hereditary transthyretin-mediated (ATTR) amyloidosis in adults.

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AstraZeneca goes bigger in amyloidosis with Neurimmune deal

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AstraZeneca has clearly made the rare disease transthyretin amyloidosis (ATTR) a key component of its rare disease pipeline, licensing a second drug candidate in the space of a couple of months. Tafamidis is thought to work by stabilising the misfolded proteins. The new agreement comes just days after AZ closed a $3.1

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Sanofi and Translate Bio initiate Phase 1/2 clinical trial of mRNA COVID-19 vaccine candidate

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Clinical trial to assess safety, immune response and reactogenicity, after preclinical data showed high neutralizing antibody levels. The Companies expect interim results from this trial in the third quarter of 2021. MRT5500 is being developed under a collaboration and license agreement between Sanofi Pasteur and Translate Bio.

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2021: the year mRNA therapeutics came of age

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In June, BioNTech started the first phase II trial of BNT111, an mRNA vaccine candidate for skin cancer and later announced plans to move mRNA therapeutics against malaria and tuberculosis into the clinic in 2022 as well as plans to set up a sustainable vaccine production and supply network in Africa. mRNA-based vaccine trial development.

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Ikena bags $120M; Terns raises $87M for NASH; Ribometrix Genentech Collaboration; Hologic acquires Biotheranostics

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The immunotherapy pipeline is led by an in-licensed EP4 antagonist that Ikena is testing combined with Keytruda in phase 1b/2 colorectal and non-small cell lung cancer clinical trials. Eli Lilly backed Terns Pharmaceuticals now has two NASH candidates in clinical trials. Ikena will back a pipeline that falls into two categories.

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Top 10 Fastest Growing Biotech Companies in 2023

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Related: Top 30 Pharma Companies in 2023: Statistics and Trends 1) Moderna Compound annual growth rate: 415 percent Moderna, headquartered in Massachusetts, is a prominent biotechnology company specializing in RNA therapeutics, particularly mRNA vaccines. Alpine Immune Sciences has recently announced an augmentation in its R&D investment.

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