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GSK, Archemix Form Strategic Aptamers Alliance

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By: Tim Wright

Editor-in-Chief, Contract Pharma

GlaxoSmithKline and Archemix Corp. have entered a worldwide strategic alliance to discover, develop and commercialize aptamer therapeutics to treat inflammatory diseases, such as rheumatoid arthritis and inflammatory bowel disease. Aptamers are synthetized oligonucleotides, or short nucleic acid sequences, that bind to proteins with high affinity and specificity.     The alliance leverages Archemix’s expertise and intellectual property in the discovery and development of aptamer therapeutics ...

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