Scienmag

DECEMBER 16, 2020

New research from the Whitehead Institute suggests that the products of transcription — RNA molecules — regulate their own production through a feedback loop Credit: Jon Henninger/Whitehead Institute At any given moment in the human body, in about 30 trillion cells, DNA is being “read” into molecules of messenger RNA, the intermediary (..)

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The Pharma Data

JUNE 14, 2023

Scientists discover small RNA that regulates bacterial infection People with weakened immune systems are at constant risk of infection. Using genetic sequencing technologies, Whiteley and Cao measured the levels of all types of mRNA present in the bacteria. They named the small RNA SicX (sRNA inducer of chronic infection X).

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BioTech 365

FEBRUARY 25, 2021

Biotechnology, Pharma and Biopharma News – Research – Science – Lifescience ://Biotech-Biopharma-Pharma: Super-resolution RNA imaging in live cells.Ribonucleic acid (RNA) is key to various fundamental biological processes. It transfers genetic information, translates it into proteins or supports gene regulation.

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 22, 2023

RNA therapeutics are a novel class of biopharmaceuticals that harness the power of RNA molecules for the treatment and prevention of a wide range of disorders, including oncological, and genetic disorders as well as infectious diseases. Non-coding RNAs include antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) and RNA aptamers.

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XTalks

JANUARY 21, 2025

The tricuspid valve, one of the heart’s four valves, regulates blood flow from the right atrium to the right ventricle, preventing backflow between these chambers. There, plasma is separated, and tumor DNA is identified by detecting genetic mutations, methylation patterns and fragmentation signals.

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Roots Analysis

OCTOBER 30, 2023

In the past few years, Next Generation RNA therapeutics have emerged as one of the key therapeutic modalities in the modern healthcare industry. These RNA based therapeutics play a crucial role in protein production and regulation of gene functions.

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Delveinsight

SEPTEMBER 23, 2021

858 Therapeutics closes USD 60 Million series A round to drug RNA modulation. Now, they are ready for their next venture, which is launching RNA biotech 858 Therapeutics with a USD 60 million Series A fundraising. 858’s drug candidates include proteins, which regulate RNA and immune response. Jeffrey Stafford, Ph.D.,

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Scienmag

APRIL 21, 2021

Suppressing a gene regulator could reduce pancreatic cancer resistance to vital chemotherapeutic treatment. Targeting an RNA to interrupt its activity could improve patient response to therapy and increase their overall survival. […].

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 1, 2020

Pfizer and BioNTech have filed their COVID-19 vaccine with the European medicines regulator, paving the way for a potential approval before the end of the year. The EMA has also confirmed it has received a filing from Moderna, which is producing a rival vaccine based on similar RNA technology.

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BioPharma Reporter

JULY 21, 2022

US biotech, CAMP4 Therapeutics, has secured US$100m in a Series B financing round that it says will be used to accelerate expansion of its regulatory RNA (regRNA) platform.

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Scienmag

FEBRUARY 3, 2021

Altered epigenetic marks on ribosomal RNAs appear to create a pool of specialized ribosomes that can differentially regulate translation of specific messenger RNA Credit: UAB BIRMINGHAM, Ala.

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Scienmag

DECEMBER 22, 2020

Credit: Kung-Chi Chang/Spector lab, 2020 Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory (CSHL) scientists have discovered a gene-regulating snippet of RNA that may contribute to the spread of many breast cancers. The same strategy, […].

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 19, 2021

In the paper, researchers from Johns Hopkins University and elsewhere found a natural long-form transactivating CRISPR RNA (tracr-L) in Streptococcus pyogenes that functions to downregulate its endogenous CRISPR-Cas9 system. But altering the tracr-L with genetic engineering to make it function more like a guide RNA increased CRISPR-Cas9 cuts.

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Scienmag

NOVEMBER 16, 2020

Singapore scientists uncover potential role of long non-coding RNAs in pancreatic cancer Credit: From Figure 4 in Liu, S., Wnt-regulated lncRNA discovery enhanced by in vivo identification and CRISPRi functional validation. Harmston, N., Glaser, T.L. Genome Med 12, 89 (2020).

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

Results will be discussed with regulators worldwide and the European Medicines Agency has already begun its rolling review of data to hasten a decision on the clinical trial dossier. The independent data monitoring committee that conducted the interim analysis said that there had been no serious safety concerns identified.

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Roots Analysis

AUGUST 31, 2023

It is worth noting that the transcription factor is responsible for recruiting RNA polymerase to bind to the gene and produce messenger RNA, which is then translated into the protein. An additional level of genetic control is provided by gene switches that are located upstream of the promoter region.

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pharmaphorum

OCTOBER 6, 2020

The announcement comes just days after the regulator said its CHMP scientific committee had begun to look at the first batch of data from AZ’s rival. The vaccine is based on different technology from AZ’s rival: while AZ’s uses a weakened and genetically modified cold virus to prime the immune system, BNT162b2 is based on a string of RNA.

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XTalks

APRIL 6, 2022

XTALKS WEBINAR: Using CRISPR interference (CRISPRi) Viability Screens to Map Long Noncoding RNA Dependencies in Tumor Cells. Register for this webinar to get an overview of the role of long non-protein coding RNAs (lncRNAs) in gene regulations. Live and On-Demand: Thursday, April 21, 2022, at 11am EDT (4pm BST/UK).

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 18, 2021

The two companies have been working together since 2019 to develop multiple RNA interference (RNAi) candidates for disorders such as non-alcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH), type 2 diabetes, obesity and rare diseases. billion in cash.

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pharmaphorum

DECEMBER 21, 2020

But the tragic events of 2020 have meant these companies have become household names as their trailblazing mRNA vaccines became the first to be approved by regulators against the COVID-19 scourge. Their technology is based on synthetic messenger RNA – short for ribose nucleic acid – which is a short transcript of a longer DNA code.

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pharmaphorum

SEPTEMBER 21, 2020

A group of rare genetic disorders, FCS affects between 55 and 110 people in England and causes very high levels of triglyceride fat in the blood. The drug works by reducing the production of ApoC-III, a protein that regulates plasma triglycerides.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells through epigenetic editing without altering the genetic sequence itself. Epigenetic Editing with CRISPR.

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pharmaphorum

NOVEMBER 24, 2020

The FDA has approved Alnylam’s gene silencing drug Oxlumo, the first treatment for primary hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1), an ultra-rare and life-threatening genetic disorder. Oxlumo (lumasiran) was also approved in the European Union last week, making it the third from Alnylam’s pipeline of RNA interference therapeutics to make it to market.

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XTalks

JANUARY 3, 2025

FCS is a rare genetic disorder that prevents the body from properly breaking down triglycerides (a type of fat in the blood), leading to dangerously high levels. Tryngolza works by targeting a protein in the liver, apoC-III, which regulates triglyceride metabolism.

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pharmaphorum

JANUARY 20, 2021

The partnership aims to develop a vaccine consisting of regions of genetical material from each coronavirus that causes an immune reaction. These will be encoded in messenger RNA (mRNA) formulated with the laboratory’s NLP technology before injection.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 21, 2021

In the ATLAS study, CABENUVA met the primary endpoint for noninferiority (the proportion of participants with plasma HIV-1 RNA ?50 50 copies per milliliter [c/mL] at Week 48), with a comparable number of patients receiving either CABENUVA or their daily current antiretroviral regimen (CAR) having an HIV-1 RNA level ?50

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The Pharma Data

SEPTEMBER 22, 2020

All patients deserve a gene therapy designed to address the genetic root cause of their disease with a single dose. The company’s commitment to SMA extends beyond gene therapy to branaplam (LMI070), an oral, once-weekly RNA splicing modulator also currently under development, to expand the treatment options for SMA patients. .

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 23, 2022

Back in 2018, researchers tested a broad-spectrum antiviral candidate called remdesivir/VEKLURY, which acts as a nucleotide decoy to get incorporated into the viral RNA genome and stop viral polymerase. Early in infection, it appears that host cellular proteins are in defense mode against Ebola virus polymerase and the viral genetic material.

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XTalks

NOVEMBER 7, 2022

Dr. Bahassi explained that technological advances in genetic sequencing of cfDNA have enabled liquid biopsies and led to marked increase in the detection of therapeutically-targetable mutations. Also, exosomes are mostly being used for the detection of circulating RNA and microRNA. “An

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STAT News

MARCH 6, 2023

Cambridge-based Moderna recently reported encouraging results from a study of another type of personalized cancer vaccine it developed with the pharmaceutical giant Merck; it uses messenger RNA technology to target advanced melanoma. But more work remains before personalized vaccines  can be greenlighted.

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XTalks

MAY 4, 2021

Researchers at the University of California San Francisco (UCSF) and the Whitehead Institute have developed a novel CRISPR-based tool called “CRISPRoff” that can switch off genes in human cells without editing the genetic sequence itself. These modifications regulate gene expression without altering the sequence or structure of DNA.

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The Pharma Data

JANUARY 21, 2021

Public health and infectious disease experts will need to continue to track new variants of COVID and decipher their genetics, just in case a new mutation causes a severe decline in vaccine effectiveness, the experts said. “That process is done so efficiently by the [U.S. . “That process is done so efficiently by the [U.S.

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Delveinsight

JANUARY 18, 2021

Angelman syndrome (AS) is a complex genetic rare disorder that affects the nervous system. For instance, GTX-102 , an antisense therapy silencing the gene expression by binding to the RNA molecule behind the regulation of its expression, has also secured USFDA Fast Track Designation.

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The Pharma Data

AUGUST 30, 2021

As the first and only small interfering RNA to provide effective and sustained LDL-C reduction, Leqvio helps manage a critical cardiovascular risk factor for ASCVD. Leqvio is the first and only approved small interfering RNA (siRNA) LDL-C-lowering treatment in Europe 6,7. It is currently under review by the U.S. a statin or ezetimibe).

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The Pharma Data

MARCH 5, 2021

This will be adapted to the needs of messenger RNA vaccine production for CureVac’s CVnCoV, the manufacturing of which is highly complex. Production will take place in a new high-tech production facility that was already under construction at the Novartis Kundl, Austria site. Disclaimer.

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The Pharma Data

NOVEMBER 4, 2020

Nasdaq: CNTG), a commercial-stage company focused on rare diseases that transforms real-world clinical and genetic data into actionable information for patients, physicians, and pharmaceutical companies, announced today the opening of its walk-in COVID-19 testing facility at the newly opened Berlin Brandenburg Airport (BER). About CENTOGENE.

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WCG Clinical

MAY 28, 2024

CAR-T Cells Target Harmful B Cells in Lupus CAR-T cell technology, which uses genetic engineering to direct white blood cells to attack specific molecular targets, was originally proposed for treatment of HIV infection and hematological malignancies. The currently approved CD-19 CAR products are autologous, ex vivo cellular therapies.

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