Evotec Links Up With Secarna On Cutting-Edge Antisense Technology

First Program Already Underway

Evotec has gained access to next-generation antisense technology through forging a strategic partnership with the small German biotech, Secarna, and they aim to make available a joint antisense pipeline of new therapeutic options for industry partners.    

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Drug discovery and development company Evotec SE has linked up with the younger German biotech, Secarna Pharmaceuticals GmbH, to form a long-term strategic partnership in the area of novel antisense oligonucleotide therapeutics, across targets and indications.

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