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ReviR Therapeutics partners with Asieris to develop new oncology therapies

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ReviR Therapeutics has signed a research collaboration and option-to-license agreement with Asieris Pharmaceuticals to discover new oncology therapeutics. The company’s VoyageR AI platform integrates computational methods to drug traditionally undruggable RNA targets.

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

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These efforts aim to fast-track commercialization and out-licensing agreements in one of the world’s most promising pharmaceutical markets. 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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MiNA and BioMarin partner to speed development of RNAa therapies

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MiNA Therapeutics has entered into a research collaboration and option licensing agreement with BioMarin Pharmaceutical to speed up the development of therapeutic ribonucleic acid activation (RNAa) candidates to treat rare genetic diseases. The option licensing agreement is based on early-stage clinical results.

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Vertex signs licence deal with CRISPR Therapeutics for diabetes therapies

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Vertex Pharmaceuticals has signed a new non-exclusive licensing agreement with CRISPR Therapeutics to expedite the development of its hypoimmune cell therapies to treat type 1 diabetes (T1D). The system comprises the Cas9 enzyme and a guide RNA. The gene-editing technology allows for precise, directed changes to genomic DNA.

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Royalty Pharma acquires royalty interest in olpasiran for $250m

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In 2016, it was licensed by the company to Amgen. The siRNA therapy is created to reduce lipoprotein(a) [Lp(a)] levels, which is a genetically decided, independent cardiovascular disease risk factor. The rights to development, regulatory and sales milestone payments of $400m due from Amgen will be retained by Arrowhead.

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Biogen taps Envisagenics’ AI to speed up RNA splicing R&D

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Biogen has made a further push into RNA-based drug discovery via a collaboration with Envisagenics, which applies artificial intelligence RNA sequencing data to discover new drug targets and therapeutics. At least 370 genetic disorders are known to derive from errors introduced during this splicing process.

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