Isis Pharmaceuticals/ Ionis Pharmaceuticals

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Isis Pharmaceuticals Inc, now renamed Ionis Pharmaceuticals is engaged in researching and developing novel human therapeutic compounds.

The company currently has various compounds in clinical trials for a variety of diseases such as Crohn's disease, psoriasis, asthma, and cancer. Isis' broad medical chemistry and biology research programs support efforts in both antisense and small molecule drug delivery.

The company is focused on developing drugs for severe and rare diseases.