Biotech
AstraZeneca Allies with Cansino to Enter Messenger RNA Therapies
Currently, the British multinational does not have any project related to this type of therapy. AstraZeneca tried to reach this market through a negotiation with Moderna, but in the end, no agreement was reached. Recently, the British multinational acquired Pfizer’s gene therapy portfolio for one billion dollars
AstraZeneca has decided to enter the business of developing Message RNA therapies, allying with the Chinese pharmaceutical company, Cansino. The British multinational has reached an agreement with the Asian company that will last for the next ten years for it to provide and supply future therapies, according to the press release issued by Cansino.
The cooperation between the two companies will focus on the use of the Chinese company’s messenger RNA production platform to support its research and development of targeted vaccines.
Cansino uses self-designed and developed sequence optimization software, which can obtain key sites that affect stability and optimal sequences that can effectively improve antigen expression for the development of these therapies.
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AstraZeneca has signed an agreement for the next ten years with Cansino
From the Chinese pharmaceutical company, they emphasize that this agreement is an important sign that the company’s capabilities are recognized by international pharmaceutical companies and the competitive advantages in the Messenger RNA technology platform.
Currently, the British multinational does not have any project related to this type of therapy. AstraZeneca tried to reach this market through a negotiation with Moderna, but in the end, no agreement was reached.
Recently, the British multinational acquired Pfizer’s gene therapy portfolio for one billion dollars. AstraZeneca took a new step to increase and diversify its product portfolio and has reached an agreement with the US multinational to take over these drugs in the investigational phase while agreeing with payments on the future sale of products.
AstraZeneca has multiplied its profit by five in the first quarter of this year, up to 2,181 million dollars, five times more than in the same period of 2022. However, billing fell 4.49%, to 10,879 million dollars, with a drop of 1,460 million dollars in medicines related to Covid-19. Oncology drugs increased between 19% and 14%.
AstraZeneca is a British biopharmaceutical company focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of prescription drugs. The company was founded in 1999 as a result of the merger of the Swedish laboratory Astra AB and the British pharmaceutical company Zeneca Group.
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