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News and Trends 12 Sep 2022

SiSaf reveals positive preclinical data in siRNA program to treat osteopetrosis

SiSaf Ltd, an RNA delivery and therapeutics company, has announced positive data confirming safety and efficacy of its Bio-Courier next generation silicon stabilized hybrid lipid nanoparticles (sshLNP) as an effective non-viral delivery system for autosomal dominant osteopetrosis type 2 (ADO2) siRNA therapy. The data was presented at the American Society of Bone and Mineral Research […]

September 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 7 Sep 2022

Benchling launches solution to boost mRNA and RNA therapeutics development

Benchling has launched what it says is the industry’s first full set of capabilities for designing, modeling, and studying natural and chemically modified RNA in a single solution. As the biopharma industry increases its focus on developing RNA therapeutics, Benchling said its new RNA solution is the first purpose-built offering on the market to help […]

September 7, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 24 Aug 2022

Gene therapies for lung cancer identified by international team of scientists

Gene therapies for lung cancer can be found by CRISPR genome editing technology, an international team of scientists have discovered. CRISPR genome-editing is a powerful tool that gives scientists a cheap and easy way to find and alter a specific piece of DNA within a cell – the ‘cut and paste’ of the biological world. […]

August 24, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 17 Aug 2022

AUM LifeTech secures $400,000 grant for lung cancer immunotherapy program

AUM LifeTech, Inc., a Philadelphia-based preclinical stage biotech company, has received a Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to advance its preclinical program in lung cancer immunotherapy using a non-viral RNA-targeting gene therapy approach. “This grant will help advance our preclinical immunotherapy […]

August 17, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 3 Aug 2022

siRNA company Eleven Therapeutics seals $22M funding

Eleven Therapeutics has raised a total of $22 million in seed funding. Among the roster of funders is the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which committed $9 million in funding to Eleven, including $5 million towards future equity investment supporting the development of a first-of-its-kind platform that designs small interfering RNAs (siRNAs) with ultra-long durability […]

August 3, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

In Depth 22 Jul 2022

The coming of age story of RNAi technology

The first RNA interference (RNAi) therapy was approved in 2018, after 20 years in development. What can we expect to see in the RNAi field in the future? After two decades of scientific effort, multiple devastating clinical trial setbacks, and billions of dollars spent on research and development, RNAi therapies are finally establishing themselves in […]

July 22, 2022 - 7 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha

News and Trends 20 Jul 2022

ICL and PlantArcBio look to use RNAi to boost crop yields

ICL, a global specialty minerals company, and ag-biotech company PlantArcBio, Ltd., have announced the development of a novel bio-stimulant technology platform to improve crop yields while having a minimal impact on the environment. The platform uses RNAi (RNA interference) technology to maximize a plant’s natural yield increase mechanisms, without any genetic modification, and was the […]

July 20, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 11 Jul 2022

Study results reveal bleeding episodes are significantly reduced by hemophilia drug

People suffering from a severe blood disorder may only have to take a once-monthly drug following successful results from an ongoing study. Global healthcare company, Sanofi, has been conducting a study into fitusiran prophylaxis and results have shown it reduces bleeds by 61 per cent in people with hemophilia A or B, with or without […]

July 11, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 21 Jun 2022

Therorna funding to accelerate circRNA-based platform

Therorna Inc., a Chinese biotech company specializing in the development of circular RNA (circRNA) technology-based new vaccines and therapies, including for COVID-19, has completed a $42 million series A financing round. The funding was co-led by MSA Capital, with participation from Sherpa Healthcare Partners, 3H Health Investment, and existing investors Quan Capital and Cenova Capital. […]

June 21, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 9 Jun 2022

Ziphius Vaccines and University of Antwerp to work on RNA-based delivery methods

Belgian biopharma firm Ziphius Vaccines is set to collaborate with the University of Antwerp to research and develop a lipid library for optimized delivery systems of self-amplifying RNA-based drugs (saRNA) and therapeutics. Messenger RNA (mRNA) vaccines deliver genetic instructions to cells to create proteins that then train the immune system against a pathogen, such as […]

June 9, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 9 Jun 2022

Amaroq Therapeutics ‘hits early milestones’ in cancer treatment

New Zealand biotech company Amaroq Therapeutics said it is progressing towards clinical trials following a promising initial development phase. The company, a start-up spun out of the University of Otago, is focused on developing a new class of therapeutics that target long non-coding RNAs (lncRNA) in cancer. Sarah Diermeier, chief scientific officer and founder of […]

June 9, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

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News and Trends 15 Jun 2021

Patent Waiver on Covid-19 Vaccines Splits Opinions in Biotech Industry

Attempts to increase global Covid-19 vaccine coverage with a temporary patent waiver have been met with hostility from many big pharma and biotech companies, but some smaller players welcome the idea. With the Covid-19 pandemic still rampaging through many countries and new viral variants popping up with alarming regularity, scuffles over who holds intellectual property […]

June 15, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Anita Chakraverty

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SiSaf reveals positive preclinical data in siRNA program to treat osteopetrosis

Benchling launches solution to boost mRNA and RNA therapeutics development

Gene therapies for lung cancer identified by international team of scientists

AUM LifeTech secures $400,000 grant for lung cancer immunotherapy program

siRNA company Eleven Therapeutics seals $22M funding

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ICL and PlantArcBio look to use RNAi to boost crop yields

Study results reveal bleeding episodes are significantly reduced by hemophilia drug

Therorna funding to accelerate circRNA-based platform

Ziphius Vaccines and University of Antwerp to work on RNA-based delivery methods

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