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Eli Lilly Pursues RNA Editing in New Partnership with ProQR

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With RNA therapies being the next hot thing in genetic medicine, Eli Lilly is joining the RNA editing race by partnering with Netherlands-based ProQR Therapeutics NV (Nasdaq: PRQR), a biotech company developing RNA-based therapies for rare genetic diseases with a focus on blinding disorders of the retina.

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miRecule and Sanofi partner to develop muscular dystrophy therapy

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miRecule and Sanofi have entered a strategic partnership and exclusive licence agreement for the development and commercialisation of an antibody-RNA conjugate (ARC) to treat facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The anti-DUX4 RNA therapy was discovered using the DREAmiR platform of miRecule.

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HIV vaccines suffer setbacks but new approaches could turn the tide

Pharmaceutical Technology

The failure of several late-stage trials highlights the challenging nature of HIV vaccine development. Since HIV integrates with the DNA, eliminating the virus from the body is very difficult, explains David Montefiori, PhD, director of the Laboratory for AIDS Vaccine Research and Development at Duke University in Durham, North Carolina.

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COVID-19 neutralising antibody tests – an integrated approach

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Nina Garrett, R&D director at Abingdon Health discusses the key role antibody testing is playing in the pandemic and how an integrated approach with vaccines could help normal life resume. The three most common types of testing, PCR testing, antigen testing and antibody testing, have quickly become common terms in everyone’s vocabulary.

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Moderna’s founder launches Laronde, promising new ‘Endless RNA’ drug class

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Flagship Pioneering, the VC fund run by Moderna’s co-founder Noubar Afeyan has launched a new biotech Laronde , with an ambitious plan to create a new class of drugs based on Endless RNA. The technology is designed to replace antibodies, which have become standard therapy in many diseases but are complicated and expensive to manufacture.

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Leading innovators in ssRNA virus peptides for the pharmaceutical industry

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Adeno-associated virus vectors, alcohol dehydrogenase compositions, and antibody serum stabilisers are some of the accelerating innovation areas, where adoption has been steadily increasing. Among maturing innovation areas are anti-influenza antibody compositions and anti-interleukin-1, which are now well established in the industry.

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Lilly buys into MiNA’s protein-boosting RNA tech in $1.25bn deal

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UK biotech MiNA Therapeutics has signed up another big pharma partner for its small activating RNA (saRNA) platform, which upregulates the activity of proteins, with Eli Lilly the latest to get in on the action. . The post Lilly buys into MiNA’s protein-boosting RNA tech in $1.25bn deal appeared first on.

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