Dicerna, Roche strike $1.67bn deal for hepatitis B virus therapies

Dicerna, Roche strike $1.67bn deal for hepatitis B virus therapies

Dicerna Pharmaceuticals has secured a research collaboration and licensing deal worth up to $1.67 billion with Roche to develop new drugs for chronic hepatitis B virus (HBV) infection using its GalXC RNAi platform technology. The collaboration between the Dicerna Pharmaceuticals and the Swiss drugmaker will focus on the global development and commercialization of the former’s […]