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Monday, May 4, 2020

Vir and Alnylam identify inhalable drug candidate for COVID-19

Vir Biotechnology (NASDAQ:VIR) and collaboration partner Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ:ALNY) announce a new COVID-19 candidate, VIR-2703, an inhalable RNAi therapeutic that targets the SARS-CoV-2 genome for the potential treatment and/or prevention of the respiratory illness.
VIR-2703 has predicted reactivity against more that 99.9% of the 4,300+ SARS-CoV-2 genomes currently available in public databases, including the SARS-CoV genome from the 2003 SARS outbreak.
The companies intend to meet with the FDA to discuss an accelerated path to clinical trials.
https://seekingalpha.com/news/3568167-vir-and-alnylam-identify-inhalable-drug-candidate-for-covidminus-19

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