Thursday, February 9, 2017

Shire divests mRNA platform to RaNa

Nature Biotechnology 35,103 (2017) doi:10.1038/nbt0217-103b Published online 08 February 2017

The Shire deal includes preclinical drug programs in cystic fibrosis and urea cycle disorders to augment RaNa’s pipeline. In 2015, RaNa raised $55 million in venture capital to continue development of epigenetic gene upregulation and mRNA stabilization technologies and support the company’s programs in spinal muscular dystrophy and Friedreich’s ataxia.