BIORCHESTRA On Overcoming Challenges For miRNA Therapeutics In Neurodegeneration

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• By Jung Won Shin

After being selected as an awardee of J&J’s Innovation QuickFire Challenge On Neuroscience in June, Korean bioventure BIORCHESTRA has been attracting attention from the global neuroscience community. CEO Branden Ryu talks to Scrip what makes its technology unique and how it aims to meet major unmet needs in RNA therapeutics and neurodegenerative disorders.

Branden Ryu, CEO of Biorchestra
Biorchestra In Spotlight After J&J Innovation Challenge Win • Source: BIORCHESTRA

One of the biggest problems in the development of drugs for neurodegenerative disorders has been how to ensure safe and effective delivery to the brain, while a major challenge with the development of RNA therapeutics has been how to secure stability in the bloodstream.

South Korean bioventure BIORCHESTRA Co. Ltd., a biomarker-driven RNA therapeutics firm focused on neurodegeneration, says it has overcome these issues...

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