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23andMe, Lundbeck, Milken Institute Partner on Depressive, Bipolar Disorders Study
The study will combine cognitive assessments with genetic data and survey responses to gain insights into the causes of these two mental health conditions.
Dutch gene therapy firm UniQure and academic collaborators have been awarded a three-year grant worth €2.5 million ($3.2 million) from the European Commission to develop a treatment for Huntington’s disease that combines RNAi and gene replacement.
Pistoia Launches Phase Two of Sequence Services Project; Emphasizes NGS Data Analysis, Management
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Participating vendors are being asked to build fully functional platforms for next-generation sequence data storage and analysis.
Although Lundbeck's foray into the RNAi drugs scene is modest compared with investments made by other pharmas, it comes at a time when many of those firms have put the brakes on their commitment to the approach.
While a handful of pricey deals have dominated the headlines, a handful of other companies over the past year have formed more modest collaborations to see whether they can take advantage of RNAi as a therapeutic modality.
Sep 21, 2010