The FDA has approved Iveric Bio/Astellas’s avacincaptad pegol (Izervay) for geographic atrophy (GA) secondary to age-related macular degeneration. The drug is the second RNA aptamer to gain FDA ...

Astellas has acquired Iveric Bio to build out its ophthalmology offerings. The centrepiece of the US$5.9 billion deal, Iveric’s complement C5 inhibitor avacincaptad pegol, is under FDA review for ...

Ribonucleic acids (RNAs), which decode the genetic code stored in DNA and produce proteins, fold into diverse structures to govern fundamental biological processes in all life forms, including humans.

Oligonucleotides are short, single strands of synthetic DNA or RNA. Albeit small, these molecules play an important role in molecular and synthetic biology applications. One type of ...

Researchers have figured out a way to make an RNA biosensor that fluoresces when it encounters small inorganic metabolites—not by engineering the RNA but by adjusting its fluorogenic ligand molecule.

RNA carries genetic information and performs diverse structural and catalytic roles in the cell. It can fold into defined three-dimensional shapes, allowing it to regulate gene expression, catalyze ...

Aptamer Group plc (AIM: APTA), the developer of novel Optimer ® binders to enable innovation in the life sciences industry, is pleased to announce that a genetic medicines customer has selected to ...