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Beyond Covid-19: the disruptive potential of RNA-based therapeutics

Pharmaceutical Technology

Further, the acceptance of new mRNA vaccines has rejuvenated activity within previously established categories of RNA therapeutics including lifesaving antisense technologies. These include antisense oligonucleotides (ASO), RNA interference (RNAi), and RNA aptamers.

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Regulating the ribosomal RNA production line

Scienmag

coli enzyme synthesizing ribosomal RNA that shift it between turbo- and slow-modes depending on the bacteria’s growth rate Credit: Murakami Laboratory, Penn State The enzyme that makes RNA from a DNA template is altered to slow the production of ribosomal RNA (rRNA), the […].

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eTheRNA Manufacturing Announces New LNP Formulation Development and Production Service

Pharma Mirror

NIEL, BELGIUM, eTheRNA Manufacturing, a specialist RNA process developer and manufacturing member of the Belgian eTheRNA group, is introducing a new Lipid Nanoparticle (LNP) formulation development and production service to support the discovery and early pre-clinical development of RNA-based therapeutics and vaccines.

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Merck and Orna partner for RNA technology-based vaccines and therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. By self-circularisation, Orna’s oRNA technology makes circular ribonucleic acids (oRNAs) from linear RNAs.

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#news #biotech Regulating the ribosomal RNA production line

BioTech 365

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Regulating the ribosomal RNA production line.The enzyme that makes RNA from a DNA template is altered to slow the production of ribosomal RNA (rRNA), the most abundant … Continue reading →

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???????Research sheds light on mysterious messenger RNA modifications

Scienmag

A team led by scientists at the University of Birmingham has come a step closer to uncovering the purpose of a distinctive set of modifications found at the beginning of messenger RNA which have long remained a fundamental mystery in molecular biology. Messenger RNAs (mRNAs) are vital for protein production.

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DNA Script Joins Wellcome Leap R3 Program to Advance RNA Products and Therapies

BioTech 365

DNA Script Joins Wellcome Leap R3 Program to Advance RNA Products and Therapies DNA Script Joins Wellcome Leap R3 Program to Advance RNA Products and Therapies Multi-year, multi-million dollar collaboration will develop new tools to rapidly accelerate the development of … Continue reading →

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