Tag Archive for: RNA

Swiss HAYA Therapeutics SA has inked a US$1bn biobuck deal with pharma giant Eli Lilly to discover new lncRNA targets in obesity and related metabolic conditions.

GSK takes over Elsie Biotechnologies in US$50m deal to boost its oligonucleotide-based drug platform and pipeline.

A German-Danish team has discovered that a truncated version of the enzyme adenlyate cyclase 3 can be targeted to transform fat-storing white adipocytes into fat-burning brown adipocytes.

Ipsen SA and RNA splicing modifier specialist Skyhawk Therapeutics Inc have entered a US$1.8bn licencing option deal in rare neurological disorders.

ALS specialist NeuroSense Therapeutics Ltd announces it will be collaborating with Swiss Lonza AG to identify exosome-based biomarkers to advance theranostics in neurodegeneration.

TME Pharma (France/Germany) announced that the US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Fast Track designation for NOX-A12 (olaptesed pegol), TME Pharma’s CXCL12 inhibitor, in combination with radiotherapy and bevacizumab for use in the treatment of the aggressive adult brain cancer glioblastoma.

Forbion, the European life sciences venture capital firm from The Netherlands, announced its participation in oversubscribed Series B financing in Capstan Therapeutics Inc. and Engrail Therapeutics. Both companies are located in San Diego, USA.

Novo Nordisk is set to acquire German miRNA blocker specialist Cardior Pharmaceuticals GmbH for up to €1.025bn including milestone payments.

Exeter-based university spin-out Senisca Ltd has added £3.7m seed money to a £1.1m not dilutive funding to advance its pipeline of drugs targetting RNA splicing dysregulation.

German researchers for the first time have expanded the half life of oligonucleotide-based drugs using artificial building blocks that mimic the features of RNA/DNA but are not digestible by enzymes.