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Deal Watch: Alexion Encouraged By RNAi Developments, Partners With Dicerna

 
• By Joseph Haas, Brian Yang, Jo Shorthouse, and Jung Won Shin

Alexion thinks Dicerna’s RNAi technology could address complement-mediated conditions further upstream from antibodies like Soliris. AbbVie takes over CF collaboration with Galapagos, paying $45m up front.

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Alexion Pharmaceuticals Inc. said that recent advances in the RNA-interference (RNAi) therapeutic space gave it the confidence to return...

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