Triastek Inc., of Nanjing, China, scored a potential $1.2 billion collaboration and platform technology license deal with Biontech SE to manufacture oral RNA therapeutics with 3D printing technology.
The industry is looking, with renewed hope, to the “promise” of messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics for a wide range of diseases beyond COVID-19, and not only in vaccine form but also for gene and cell therapies.
The industry is looking, with renewed hope, to the “promise” of messenger RNA (mRNA) therapeutics for a wide range of diseases beyond COVID-19, and not only in vaccine form but also for gene and cell therapies.
Large-scale human genetic studies have revealed that loss-of-function INHBE variants are associated with a lower abdominal to gluteofemoral fat ratio, improved metabolic profile, and reduced fasting glucose levels.
France’s Théa Open Innovation, a subsidiary of Laboratoires Théa SAS, terminated its licensing agreement with South Korea’s Olix Pharmaceuticals Inc., and returned global rights of Olix’s ocular small interfering RNA (siRNA) biologic agents, OLX-301D and OLX-301A.
France’s Théa Open Innovation, a subsidiary of Laboratoires Théa SAS, terminated its licensing agreement with South Korea’s Olix Pharmaceuticals Inc., and returned global rights of Olix’s ocular small interfering RNA (siRNA) biologic agents, OLX-301D and OLX-301A.
Any skepticism that might have been lingering in the wake of Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc.’s February decision to tweak the analysis plan for the Helios-B trial testing vutrisiran in transthyretin amyloidosis with cardiomyopathy appeared to dissipate as the company reported top-line data showing the study met the primary and all secondary endpoints.
Shares of Avidity Biosciences Inc. hit a 52-week high on reports of promising data from the first efficacy cohort of its phase I/II Fortitude study testing delpacibart braxlosiran (del-brax) in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), including impressive biomarker results that could indicate a path for potential accelerated approval.
In a deal that could exceed $1 billion for Ochre Bio Ltd., the U.K.-based liver disease therapy developer will collaborate with Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH. In the meantime, Hepion Pharmaceuticals Inc. shut down its lead candidate’s phase IIb study while looking for a lifeline.
Glaxosmithkline plc (GSK) tapped Arrowhead Pharmaceuticals Inc. for its foray into nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), as the pair signed an exclusive global licensing deal (excluding China) for GSK to develop and commercialize phase I/II-stage ARO-HSD, Arrowhead’s RNAi therapy targeting HSD17B13.
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