Alnylam
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics
company, today announced that management will present a company overview
at the Goldman Sachs 35th Annual Global Healthcare Conference
on Wednesday, June 11, 2014 at 10:40 a.m. PT (1:40 p.m. ET) at the
Terranea Resort in Rancho Palos Verdes, Calif.
A live audio webcast of the presentation will be available on the
Investors section of the company’s website, www.alnylam.com.
A replay of the presentation will be available on the Alnylam website
within 48 hours after the event.
About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Alnylam is a biopharmaceutical company developing novel therapeutics
based on RNA interference, or RNAi. The company is leading the
translation of RNAi as a new class of innovative medicines with a core
focus on RNAi therapeutics as genetic medicines, including programs as
part of the company’s “Alnylam 5x15TM” product strategy.
Alnylam’s genetic medicine programs are RNAi therapeutics directed
toward genetically defined targets for the treatment of serious,
life-threatening diseases with limited treatment options for patients
and their caregivers. These include: patisiran (ALN-TTR02), an
intravenously delivered RNAi therapeutic targeting transthyretin (TTR)
for the treatment of TTR-mediated amyloidosis (ATTR) in patients with
familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP); ALN-TTRsc, a subcutaneously
delivered RNAi therapeutic targeting TTR for the treatment of ATTR in
patients with TTR cardiac amyloidosis, including familial amyloidotic
cardiomyopathy (FAC) and senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA); ALN-AT3, an
RNAi therapeutic targeting antithrombin (AT) for the treatment of
hemophilia and rare bleeding disorders (RBD); ALN-CC5, an RNAi
therapeutic targeting complement component C5 for the treatment of
complement-mediated diseases; ALN-AS1, an RNAi therapeutic targeting
aminolevulinic acid synthase-1 (ALAS-1) for the treatment of hepatic
porphyrias including acute intermittent porphyria (AIP); ALN-PCS, an
RNAi therapeutic targeting PCSK9 for the treatment of
hypercholesterolemia; ALN-AAT, an RNAi therapeutic targeting alpha-1
antitrypsin (AAT) for the treatment of AAT deficiency-associated liver
disease; ALN-TMP, an RNAi therapeutic targeting TMPRSS6 for the
treatment of beta-thalassemia and iron-overload disorders; ALN-ANG, an
RNAi therapeutic targeting angiopoietin-like 3 (ANGPTL3) for the
treatment of genetic forms of mixed hyperlipidemia and severe
hypertriglyceridemia; ALN-AC3, an RNAi therapeutic targeting
apolipoprotein C-III (apoCIII) for the treatment of
hypertriglyceridemia; and other programs yet to be disclosed. As part of
its “Alnylam 5x15” strategy, as updated in early 2014, the company
expects to have six to seven genetic medicine product candidates in
clinical development - including at least two programs in Phase 3 and
five to six programs with human proof of concept - by the end of 2015.
Alnylam is also developing ALN-HBV, an RNAi therapeutic targeting the
hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome for the treatment of HBV infection. The
company’s demonstrated commitment to RNAi therapeutics has enabled it to
form major alliances with leading companies including Merck, Medtronic,
Novartis, Biogen Idec, Roche, Takeda, Kyowa Hakko Kirin, Cubist,
GlaxoSmithKline, Ascletis, Monsanto, The Medicines Company, and Genzyme,
a Sanofi company. In March 2014, Alnylam acquired Sirna Therapeutics, a
wholly owned subsidiary of Merck. In addition, Alnylam holds an equity
position in Regulus Therapeutics Inc., a company focused on discovery,
development, and commercialization of microRNA therapeutics. Alnylam
scientists and collaborators have published their research on RNAi
therapeutics in over 200 peer-reviewed papers, including many in the
world’s top scientific journals such as Nature, Nature Medicine,
Nature Biotechnology, Cell, the New England Journal of
Medicine, and The Lancet. Founded in 2002, Alnylam maintains
headquarters in Cambridge, Massachusetts. For more information, please
visit www.alnylam.com.
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