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SMi Group announces the 10th Annual RNA Therapeutics Conference
worldpharmanews
October 12, 2018
Undoubtedly, the field of RNA therapeutics is currently undergoing a major expansion, and the potential for using RNA drugs for personalised medicines and immunotherapy, as well as to address genetic, infectious and chronic diseases will ensure the contin
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Sanofi, Translate Bio ink mRNA vaccine R&D deal worth up to $805M
fiercevaccines
July 23, 2018
Moving to expand its vaccine pipeline after some slip-ups last year, Sanofi is betting on Translate Bio's mRNA platform in up to five undisclosed infectious disease targets.
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Moderna opens $110M manufacturing site for its mRNA program
fiercevaccines
July 23, 2018
Moderna Therapeutics, which is pushing a pipeline of mRNA candidates into phase 2 trials, now has a manufacturing plant ready to advance its highly anticipated program.
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Some existing anti-cancer drugs may act in part by targeting RNA
worldpharmanews
July 05, 2018
Bolstering the notion that RNA should be considered an important drug-discovery target, scientists at Scripps Research have found that several existing, FDA-approved anti-cancer drugs may work, in part
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RNA biotech Arcturus backs onto Nasdaq in Alcobra deal
fiercebiotech
September 29, 2017
The deal will give Arcturus a route to public investors at a time when interest in RNA therapies is flying high on the back of Alnylam’s phase 3 success.
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Cells programmed like computers to fight disease
worldpharmanews
September 19, 2017
Cells can be programmed like a computer to fight cancer, influenza, and other serious conditions - thanks to a breakthrough in synthetic biology by the University of Warwick.
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RNA-targeting CRISPR could yield treatments for Huntington's, ALS
fiercebiotech
August 11, 2017
UC San Diego researchers are using CRISPR-Cas9 to target RNA, which could lead treatments for genetic diseases that have no cure.