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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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Could AI avert a future coronavirus pandemic?

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This is a question that a consortium of European pharma companies hopes to answer as it aims to rapidly develop new therapies to combat the pandemic. The trick is to look for proteins that are used across all coronavirus types and tend not to vary much from one virus species to another. But also included in the 77.7

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RNAi biotech Atalanta debuts with $110m plus Biogen and Roche CNS tie-ups

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US biotech Atalanta Therapeutics has come out of stealth mode backed with $110m from Biogen and Roche, who have also signed separate partnerships to develop new therapies for neurological diseases using RNA interference (RNAi) technology. It also reflects the contribution from Khorova as the founder of the company.

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AI specialist Recursion nabs multibillion-dollar Roche partnership

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The deal – which is weighted heavily towards neuroscience with just one cancer programme covered – is the second between Recursion and a big pharma company in the space of two days, coming on the heels of a smaller alliance with Bayer that will look for new fibrosis drugs.

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Tryngolza (Olezarsen) Becomes First FDA-Approved Drug for Familial Chylomicronemia Syndrome

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Tryngolza works by targeting a protein in the liver, apoC-III, which regulates triglyceride metabolism. People with FCS often have triglyceride levels higher than 880 mg/dL, compared to a healthy target level of below 150 mg/dL. FCS also severely impacts quality of life, causing chronic fatigue and recurrent stomach pain.

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Does the pandemic mark a turning point in vaccine development?

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However, the financial success that has been delivered to certain companies working on vaccine development has emerged after a long period where investing in the space had become increasingly unpopular among the larger pharma companies.

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GSK aims at NASH target with $1bn-plus Arrowhead alliance

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The bolt-on deal comes – which includes an upfront payment of $120 million and up to $910 million in milestones – covers rights to ARO-HSD, Arrowhead’s RNA interference drug targeting an enzyme called HSD17B13 that seems to contribute to the pathology of NASH and other liver diseases.

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