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Merck and Orna partner for RNA technology-based vaccines and therapies

Pharmaceutical Technology

Merck (MSD outside North America) has entered a partnership agreement with Orna Therapeutics for discovering, developing and marketing various programmes based on next-generation RNA technology. By self-circularisation, Orna’s oRNA technology makes circular ribonucleic acids (oRNAs) from linear RNAs.

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How did pharma develop a vaccine so quickly?

World of DTC Marketing

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.

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Merck makes circular RNA play with $3.5bn Orna alliance

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Merck & Co has ramped up its involvement in the RNA category, partnering with US biotech Orna Therapeutics in a deal valued at up to $3.5 Now, Merck has made its own play, partnering with Orna on its proprietary ‘oRNA’ technology, which stands for circular RNA. billion, including $150 million upfront.

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How a virus packages its genetic material

Scienmag

— Each simple RNA virus has a genome, its “native RNA.” The genome also has the code for making a capsid, the protein shell of a virus that encapsulates the genome and protects it like a nanocontainer. RIVERSIDE, Calif. This genome dictates how the virus replicates in cells to eventually cause disease.

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AI-designed protein awakens silenced genes, one by one

The Pharma Data

By combining CRISPR technology with a protein designed with artificial intelligence (AI), it is possible to awaken individual dormant genes by disabling the chemical “off switches” that silence them. Ruohola-Baker and Levy then fused this designed protein with a disabled version of a protein called Cas9. it can be reawakened.

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Next Generation RNA Therapeutics and Vaccines – A Marvel of The Lifesciences Industry

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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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Protein can release trapped histones in the cell

Scienmag

In the cell nucleus histones play a crucial role packaging DNA into chromatin. Histones are however very sticky to both DNA and RNA, so to ensure they are transported to the cell nucleus after synthesis and bind to the right portion of DNA to organize the chromatin, they are guarded by complexes of histone chaperones. […].

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