On March 4, 2020 Sirnaomics Inc., a biopharmaceutical company engaged in the discovery and development of RNAi therapeutics against cancer and fibrotic diseases, reported that the company’s management will present its platform technology and discuss the potential utility of RNAi therapeutics at the 5th Annual Oligonucleotide & Precision Therapeutics Congress, taking place March 16-19 in Cambridge, Massachusetts (Press release, Sirnaomics, MAR 4, 2020, View Source;precision-therapeutics-congress-301016296.html [SID1234555187]).
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Patrick Lu, Ph.D., President and Chief Executive Officer, will share the unique advantages of Sirnaomics’ proprietary polypeptide nanoparticle (PNP) drug delivery system, and discuss the company’s lead drug candidate, STP705 that is being developed as an anti-fibrosis and anti-cancer therapeutic with siRNAs targeting both TGFβ1 and Cox-2 simultaneously, resulting in human fibroblasts apoptosis. Dr. Lu will also discuss strategies for advancing multiple clinical studies ongoing in both the US and China.
The company is also developing STP707, a systemic formulation of STP705, to further advance treatment of liver fibrosis, cholangiocarcinoma and hepatocellular carcinoma. All three of these indications have received orphan drug designations by US FDA.
Dr. Lu will also introduce the company’s latest effort in development of novel RNAi therapeutics against 2019-nCoV infection using company’s proprietary respiratory aerosolization device.
Dr. Lu will be participating at the following sessions:
Presentation: Novel siRNA Therapeutics for Enhancing Antitumor Activity of Immune Checkpoint Inhibitor
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 18 at 1:50 pm ET
Panel Discussion: Opportunities and Challenges with RNAs
Date & Time: Wednesday, March 18 at 2:20 pm ET
Also, Dmitry Samarsky, Ph.D., Chief Technology Officer at Sirnaomics, will chair the morning session on Tuesday, March 17 and moderate the Panel Discussion: The Future Outlook of RNA Targeted Therapeutics at 9:15 am ET the same day.