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RNA therapeutics

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Why GalNAc made the liver the easiest organ for RNA medicines and exposed how hard the rest of the body remains

GalNAc exploits millions of rapidly recycling receptors on hepatocytes to deliver siRNA with remarkable efficiency, enabling durable gene silencing after subcutaneous dosing while highlighting the unresolved challenge of extrahepatic RNA delivery.

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Ionis fills pivotal Angelman syndrome cohort, but can obudanersen confirm its early promise?

Discover why Ionis' REVEAL enrollment turns obudanersen into a decisive Phase 3 test for Angelman syndrome treatment.

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Ionis Pharmaceuticals moves beyond rare disease as Tryngolza enters the wider triglyceride market

Tryngolza is no longer confined to the rare familial chylomicronemia syndrome market. Its broader United States approval gives clinicians the first therapy specifically shown to reduce acute pancreatitis risk in adults with severe hypertriglyceridemia, although questions surrounding dose selection, hepatic monitoring, reimbursement and long-term use will influence how quickly the treatment changes practice.

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Why ARTHEx Biotech’s ATX-01 update could reshape RNA-targeted therapy in myotonic dystrophy

Find out how ARTHEx Biotech’s ATX-01 data could reshape RNA-targeted therapy for myotonic dystrophy today!

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How Codexis, Inc.’s ECO Synthesis platform could reshape industrial RNA production workflows

Explore why Codexis, Inc.’s latest RNA manufacturing advances could influence scalability, stereochemical control, and future siRNA production economics.

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GSK’s $1bn SiranBio pact raises the stakes in extrahepatic siRNA delivery

GLP-1 drugs dominate obesity. GSK is betting SiranBio’s SA030 can attack visceral fat risk from a different angle.

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Why Vivatides Therapeutics’ $54m Series A matters for extrahepatic RNA therapeutics

Vivatides Therapeutics raised $54 million to advance extrahepatic RNA therapeutics. Read why this platform bet could reshape RNA drug development.

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FDA fast track for Argo Biopharma’s BW-20805 siRNA puts HAE’s next competitive battleground in focus

Argo Biopharmaceutical Co., Ltd. (Argo Biopharma), a Shanghai-based clinical-stage RNA interference therapeutics company, has received Fast Track Designation from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration for BW-20805, its investigational small interfering RNA therapy targeting prekallikrein for the prevention of hereditary angioedema attacks. The designation comes as the company runs a global Phase II open-label study

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What Avidity Biosciences Phase 1/2 MARINA results reveal about the future of DM1 drug development

NEJM publication of Avidity Biosciences delpacibart etedesiran data raises new questions for DM1 treatment. Discover what this changes next.

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Why Avidity is spinning off Atrium Therapeutics before the Novartis acquisition closes

Avidity Biosciences sets spin-off record date for Atrium ahead of Novartis deal. Find out what this carve-out reveals about RNA platform risk and M&A strategy.

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