| | Call Details | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Earnings Conference Call (Q1 2008) Thu,
May 8, 2008, 4:30 pm Eastern
| | About Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
(NasdaqGM:ALNY) |
| | Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company, develops therapeutics based on RNA interference (RNAi). Its lead RNAi therapeutic program includes ALN-RSV01, a phase II human clinical trial product for the treatment of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV) infection. The companys therapeutic programs in pre-clinical development stage comprise ALN-PCS for the treatment of hypercholesterolemia; ALN-VSP for the treatment of liver cancer; and ALN-HTT for the treatment of Huntingtons disease. It also has a range of discovery programs for RNAi therapeutics for the treatment of various diseases, including viral hemorrhagic fever that comprise the Ebola virus; progressive multifocal leukoencephalopathy; pandemic flu; Parkinsons disease; and cystic fibrosis. It has strategic alliances with Medtronic, Inc.; Novartis Pharma AG; and Biogen Idec, Inc. for the development and commercialization of RNA interference system products. Alnylam Pharmaceuticals also has license agreements with biotechnology companies, which engage in developing RNAi therapeutic products; and research companies that commercialize RNAi reagents or services. In addition, the company has collaboration agreements with Medtronic, Inc. for the development of drug-device products for the treatment of neurodegenerative diseases; Novartis Pharma AG to develop RNAi therapeutics for pandemic flu; University of Texas Southwestern to develop RNAi therapeutics targeting proprotein convertase subtilisn/kexin type 9; and Inex Pharmaceuticals Corporation for the discovery, development, and commercialization of lipid-based nanoparticle formulations for the delivery of RNAi therapeutics, as well as a joint venture with ISIS Pharmaceuticals, Inc. focused on the discovery, development, and commercialization of microRNA (miRNA) therapeutics. The company was founded in 2002 and is based in Cambridge, Massachusetts. |
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