Major acquisition ups Novo Nordisk role in RNA interference

18 November 2021
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RNA interference (RNAi) specialist Dicerna Pharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: DRNA) is to be acquired by Danish diabetes giant Novo Nordisk (NOV: N) for about $3.3 billion.

The purchase of Dicerna’s proprietary “GalXC” RNAi platform represents a logical next step in the firm’s strategy of increasing investments in diverse technologies which augment its R&D capabilities.

Novo and Dicerna have been engaged since 2019 in an ongoing collaboration to discover and develop novel therapies for liver-related cardio-metabolic diseases.

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