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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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BioNTech’s RNA vaccine sparks potential in pancreatic cancer

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Results published in Nature for a personalised pancreatic cancer vaccine that uses neoantigens from patients’ tumours have lent further support to early positive signals. 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.

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Sanofi signs mRNA vaccine development deal with IDT Australia

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Sanofi has signed an agreement with IDT Australia for preclinical formulation development of its messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines.

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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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New UK intracellular drug delivery centre to support RNA development

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A new intracellular drug delivery centre will be established in the UK to support potential ribonucleic acid (RNA) vaccines and therapeutics , as well as the development of innovative drug delivery technologies. It will focus on studying and developing new lipid nanoparticle (LNP) formulations for the delivery of RNA medicine.

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

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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. These programmes will include therapies and vaccines in infectious disease and oncology areas.

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

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The Covid-19 pandemic led to massive developments and scientific advances within the field of messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) vaccines. Pfizer /BioNTech and Moderna’s mRNA-based vaccines were the first to receive emergency use authorisation (EUA) out of all other Covid-19 vaccines under development in late 2020.

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