Alnylam
Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: ALNY), a leading RNAi therapeutics
company, today announced that management will present a company overview
at the Credit Suisse 2014 Healthcare Conference on Wednesday, November
12, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. MST (5:00 p.m. EST) at the Arizona Biltmore in
Phoenix, Arizona.
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 5x15™” 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); revusiran (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-HBV, an RNAi therapeutic targeting the hepatitis B virus
(HBV) genome for the treatment of HBV infection; 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; ALN-AGT, an RNAi therapeutic targeting
angiotensinogen (AGT) for the treatment of hypertensive disorders of
pregnancy (HDP), including preeclampsia; ALN-GO1, an RNAi therapeutic
targeting glycolate oxidase (GO) for the treatment of primary
hyperoxaluria type 1 (PH1); 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.
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, and The Medicines Company.
In early 2014, Alnylam and Genzyme, a Sanofi company, formed a
multi-product geographic alliance on Alnylam's genetic medicine programs
in the rare disease field. Specifically, Alnylam will lead development
and commercialization of programs in North America and Europe, while
Genzyme will develop and commercialize products in the rest of world. In
addition, Alnylam and Genzyme will co-develop and co-commercialize
revusiran in North America and Europe. 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, 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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