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Novo Nordisk agrees $1.1bn takeover of RNA biotech Cardior

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billion, adding expertise in RNA therapeutics and a heart failure therapy in mid-stage trials. Novo Nordisk has agreed to buy Cardior Pharmaceuticals for $1.1

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Wave readies clinical testing for first RNA editing therapy

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The biotech, one of several advancing RNA editing medicines, expects to obtain “proof-of-mechanism” data in patients with the inherited disorder alpha-1 antitrypsin deficiency by next year.

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ReNAgade Therapeutics enters RNA therapy arena with $300m

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ReNAgade Therapeutics has burst onto the RNA technology scene by announcing a $300m financing round. With its delivery system, Cambridge, Massachusetts-based biotech says it aims to “address major limitations in RNA therapeutics by enabling the delivery of RNA medicines to previously inaccessible tissues and cells in the body.”

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Roche joins startup Remix in bet on another way to drug RNA

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The deal is the third Roche has formed with startups developing pills that target RNA, following similar pacts with Arrakis and Ribometrix.

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Seattle institute lands $18m funding to develop RNA vaccine for chikungunya

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AAHI is developing a novel RNA vaccine that overcomes manufacturing and storage limitations to increase accessibility.

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Gatehouse Bio and AstraZeneca to develop RNA therapeutics for heart failure

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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). Gatehouse Bio is engaged in developing small RNA-based therapeutics using AI technology.

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Drugging RNA with pills: small molecules for a big frontier

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A handful of startups have formed in recent years with plans to target RNA with small molecules. Many have caught the attention of big drugmakers.

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