BIO-Europe Spring 2019: InteRNA Sees MicroRNA Potential In Cancer Therapy

Roel Schaapveld is CEO of Dutch microRNA specialist InteRNA Technologies. He spoke to Mike Ward about the company’s therapeutic approach.

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Roel Schaapveld Describe's InteRNA's work in miRNA

MicroRNAs each regulate multiple messenger RNAs in the body. InteRNA Technologies aims to develop improved treatments for cancer by harnessing microRNAs, or miRNAs, as therapeutics with more than one mode of action. CEO Roel Schaapveld discussed the company’s work, the challenges it still faces, and its preparations to enter clinical development.

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