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

Pharmaceutical Technology

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. In preparation for this, drug manufacturing will begin later this year and will be outsourced to external contract manufacturing organisations (CMOs).

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Lilly adds to genetic meds push with Genetic Leap alliance

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Eli Lilly signs another genetic medicines deal, this time with Genetic Leap, a start-up that applies AI to the discovery of RNA-targeted drugs.

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FDA grants orphan drug designation to DTx Pharma’s CMT1A therapeutic

Pharmaceutical Technology

The US Food Drug Administration (FDA) has granted orphan drug designation to DTx Pharma’s investigational DTx-1252 for the treatment of Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease Type 1A (CMT1A). DTx-1252 targets the underlying genetic lesion of the disease and leverages our FALCON platform to unlock the promise of RNAi therapeutics. “We

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Alltrna raises $109M for ‘transfer RNA’ drug vision

Bio Pharma Dive

The Flagship-backed company claims its technology can create genetic drugs that work broadly to treat diseases caused by “stop” mutations.

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ReviR Therapeutics partners with Asieris to develop new oncology therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

The collaboration is aimed at discovering and developing new advanced treatments for genitourinary (GU) tumours as well as other related serious diseases using ReviR’s RNA-targeted technologies. ReviR combines computational and high throughput drug discovery technologies to deliver advanced medicines to patients.

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Jupiter Neurosciences Makes Way in CNS Treatments with $11M IPO

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The company has secured Orphan Drug designations for Friedreich’s ataxia, offering benefits like market exclusivity and eligibility for Priority Review vouchers. CAMP4’s RNA-based therapies focus on genetic diseases like urea cycle disorders, while Rapport’s small molecules aim to address epilepsy, pain and bipolar disorder.

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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

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Both the Pfizer and Moderna vaccines copied RNA sequence from the virus genome and found a way to manufacture it at scale with high-level processes and quality control. These vaccines were developed using different “platform technologies” that involve slotting genetic material from the virus into a tried and tested delivery package.