Remix Teams Up With Second Big Pharma With Roche Deal For RNA Technology

The news comes just under two years after Remix signed a partnership with J&J, and the biotech announced the same-day closing of a $60m financing to develop its lead product candidate.

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Remix Therapeutics has added a second large pharma player to its list of partners in just under two years, while the partner, Roche Holding AG, has expanded its presence in the growing field of RNA-based therapeutics. Remix also scored a new venture capital infusion that it will devote toward clinical development of its lead product candidate in solid tumor and hematological oncology.

The Cambridge, MA-based biotech announced the deal with the Swiss drug maker and the close of a $60m financing on...

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