Alnylam to Host “RNAi Roundtable” Webcast Series
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Alnylam
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a
leading RNAi therapeutics company, today announced that it plans to host
and webcast a series of online “RNAi Roundtables” during July and
August. Alnylam scientists and key clinical collaborators will review
recent progress from several of the “Alnylam 5x15” programs and discuss
the related disease areas. Each event will be webcast live on the
Investors section of the company’s website, .alnylam.com.
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An audio replay of the roundtables will be posted on the Alnylam website
approximately three hours after each event.
The RNAi Roundtable topics scheduled to date include:
Patisiran and ALN-TTRsc for the treatment of Transthyretin-Mediated
Amyloidosis (ATTR)
Tuesday, July 15: 12:30 – 2:00 p.m.
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Jared Gollob, M.D., Vice President, Clinical Research
Moderator: John Maraganore, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer
Guest Speaker: Philip N.
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of Medicine, National Amyloidosis Centre, University College London
Medical School
Advances in Delivery of RNAi Therapeutics with Enhanced Stabilization
Chemistry (ESC)-GalNAc-siRNA Conjugates
Tuesday, July 22: 11:00 a.m.
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Rachel Meyers, Ph.D., Vice President, Research and RNAi Lead
Development
Moderator: Laurence Reid, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief
Business Officer
ALN-HBV for the treatment of Hepatitis B Virus (HBV) Infection
Tuesday, July 29: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m.
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Laura Sepp-Lorenzino, Ph.D., Vice President, Entrepreneur-in-Residence
Moderator: Laurence Reid, Ph.D., Senior Vice President and Chief
Business Officer
Guest Speaker: Graham Foster, Ph.D., FRCP, Professor of Hepatology at
Queen Mary University of London
ALN-AT3 for the treatment of Hemophilia and Rare Bleeding Disorders
Thursday, August 7: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. ET
Akin Akinc, Ph.D., Director, Research
Moderator: John Maraganore, Ph.D., Chief Executive Officer
Guest Speaker: Flora Peyvandi, M.D., Ph.D., Head of the Department of
Internal Medicine and Angelo Bianchi Bonomi Hemophilia and Thrombosis
Centre, IRCCS Maggiore Hospital, University of Milan.
ALN-CC5 for the treatment of Complement-Mediated Diseases
Wednesday, August 13: 9:30 – 10:30 a.m. ET
Benny Sorensen, M.D., Ph.D., Medical Director, Clinical Development
Moderator: Barry Greene, President and Chief Operating Officer
Guest Speaker: Anita Hill, MBChB (Hons), MRCP, FRCPath, Ph.D.,
Consultant Haematologist for Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust, UK,
and Honorary Senior Lecturer at the University of Leeds
Alnylam plans to schedule additional RNAi Roundtables covering other
pipeline programs to take place in the coming weeks, including ALN-AS1
for the treatment of hepatic porphyrias; ALN-PCSsc for the treatment of
hypercholesterolemia; and ALN-AAT for the treatment of AAT
deficiency-associated liver disease. The topics, dates, and times of
these events will be posted on the Capella section of the company’s
website, .alnylam.com/capella.
About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics
based on RNA interference, or RNAi. The company is leading the
translation of RNAi as a new class of innovative medicines with a core
focus on RNAi therapeutics as genetic medicines, including programs as
part of the company’s “Alnylam 5x15TM” product strategy.
Alnylam’s genetic medicine programs are RNAi therapeutics directed
toward genetically defined targets for the treatment of serious,
life-threatening diseases with limited treatment options for patients
and their caregivers. These include: patisiran (ALN-TTR02), an
intravenously delivered RNAi therapeutic targeting transthyretin (TTR)
for the treatment of TTR-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR) in patients with
familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP); ALN-TTRsc, a subcutaneously
delivered RNAi therapeutic targeting TTR for the treatment of ATTR in
patients with TTR cardiac amyloidosis, including familial amyloidotic
cardiomyopathy (FAC) and senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA); ALN-AT3, an
RNAi therapeutic targeting antithrombin (AT) for the treatment of
hemophilia and rare bleeding disorders (RBD); ALN-CC5, an RNAi
therapeutic targeting complement component C5 for the treatment of
complement-mediated diseases; ALN-AS1, an RNAi therapeutic targeting
aminolevulinic acid synthase-1 (ALAS-1) for the treatment of hepatic
porphyrias including acute intermittent porphyria (AIP); ALN-PCS, an
RNAi therapeutic targeting PCSK9 for the treatment of
hypercholesterolemia; ALN-AAT, an RNAi therapeutic targeting alpha-1
antitrypsin (AAT) for the treatment of AAT deficiency-associated liver
disease; ALN-TMP, an RNAi therapeutic targeting TMPRSS6 for the
treatment of beta-thalassemia and iron-overload disorders; ALN-ANG, an
RNAi therapeutic targeting angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) for the
treatment of genetic forms of mixed hyperlipidemia and severe
hypertriglyceridemia; ALN-AC3, an RNAi therapeutic targeting
apolipoprotein C-III (apoCIII) for the treatment of
hypertriglyceridemia; and other programs yet to be disclosed. As part of
its “Alnylam 5x15” strategy, as updated in early 2014, the company
expects to have six to seven genetic medicine product candidates in
clinical development - including at least two programs in Phase 3 and
five to six programs with human proof of concept - by the end of 2015.
Alnylam is also developing ALN-HBV, an RNAi therapeutic targeting the
hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome for the treatment of HBV infection. The
company’s demonstrated commitment to RNAi therapeutics has enabled it to
form major alliances with leading companies including Merck, Medtronic,
Novartis, Biogen Idec, Roche, Takeda, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Cubist,
GlaxoSmithKline, Ascletis, Monsanto, The Medicines Company, and Genzyme,
a Sanofi company. In March 2014, Alnylam acquired Sirna Therapeutics, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Merck. In addition, Alnylam holds an equity
position in Regulus Therapeutics Inc., a company focused on discovery,
development, and commercialization of microRNA therapeutics. Alnylam
scientists and collaborators have published their research on RNAi
therapeutics in over 200 peer-reviewed papers, including many in the
world’s top scientific journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine,
Nature Biotechnology, Cell, the New England Journal of
Medicine, and The Lancet. Founded in 2002, Alnylam maintains
headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, please
visit .alnylam.com.