Lilly doubles down on ProQR's RNA tech in $75M deal expansion, spurring biotech's...

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  • cafead   Dec 22, 2022 at 11:22: AM
via RNA expert ProQR Therapeutics is ending a tough year on a high note thanks to a $75 million expansion of a genetic medicines partnership with Eli Lilly.

This expansion should be good news for the Dutch biotech, which cut 30% of its staff in the spring after a phase 2/3 med called sepofarsen failed. In August, ProQR said it would seek partnerships for its ophthalmology programs. The company refocused on its RNA-editing technology and wound down clinical trials for other candidates to preserve cash in the meantime.

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