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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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RNA glioblastoma vaccine shows promise in first human trial

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A personalised vaccine for the aggressive brain cancer glioblastoma developed has shown encouraging signs of efficacy in its first human trial.

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Flamingo gets grant from VLAIO to accelerate RNA-focused oncology portfolio

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from Flanders Innovation & Entrepreneurship (VLAIO) to further advance its oncology portfolio targeting RNA. It will also support the firm’s preclinical effort on the long non-coding RNA (LncRNA) programme, FTX-001, that targets MALAT-1. Flamingo Therapeutics has received a research grant of €1.7m

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

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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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BioNTech’s RNA vaccine sparks potential in pancreatic cancer

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The vaccine, developed by BioNTech, led to half of the patients with pancreatic cancer in the Phase I trial remaining cancer-free 18 months later. A global randomised follow-up trial is planned. In 2016, BioNTech and Genentech, a part of Roche signed an agreement to develop personalised mRNA therapies in oncology.

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DCGI adds IVD devices for diagnosis of Covid-19, RNA & DNA extraction kits in Class C risk category under MDR-2017

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The Drug Controller General of India (DCGI) has added in-vitro diagnostic (IVD) medical devices including those for diagnosis of Covid-19, ribonucleic acid (RNA) and deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) extraction kits, among others into the Class C risk category under the Medical Devices Rules (MDR), 2017.

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CAMP4’s funding influx paves the way for tapping regulatory RNA to treat urea cycle disorders

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Last week, CAMP4 Therapeutics announced the close of a $100 million Series B round , which will be used to advance their regulatory RNA (regRNA)-focused programs. CAMP4’s CSO David Bumcrot PhD tells Pharmaceutical Technology that the company plans to see clinical trials go forward for their urea cycle disorder programs late next year.

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