Alnylam Company
Alnylam and Vir Biotechnology are developing together a siRNA treatment(s) to be identified by Alnylam that target highly conserved regions of coronavirus RNAs. Alnylam has designed and synthesized over 350 siRNAs targeting all available SARS-CoV and SARS-CoV-2 genomes, which will be screened in in vitro potency assays, the companies said.
Vir and Alnylam said April 2 they are again expanding their 2-1/2-year-old siRNA collaboration, agreeing to develop novel siRNAs for up to nine infectious disease targets. The companies agreed to advance up to three additional host factor-targeting candidates to treat SARS-CoV-2 and potentially other coronaviruses. The companies named two of the three targets, angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) and transmembrane protease, serine 2 (TMPRSS2), adding that the third may emerge from Vir’s functional genomics work.
Vir and Alnylam said April 2 they are again expanding their 2-1/2-year-old siRNA collaboration, agreeing to develop novel siRNAs for up to nine infectious disease targets. The companies agreed to advance up to three additional host factor-targeting candidates to treat SARS-CoV-2 and potentially other coronaviruses. The companies named two of the three targets, angiotensin converting enzyme-2 (ACE2) and transmembrane protease, serine 2 (TMPRSS2), adding that the third may emerge from Vir’s functional genomics work.
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COVID
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