Alnylam nabs speedy review, setting up 3rd possible approval in 3 years

After nearly two decades in the haze of preclinical and clinical development, things seem to be coming into focus for Alnylam Pharmaceuticals.

Two years ago the company landed the first approved drug for RNA interference (RNAi), a Nobel Prize-winning technique discovered in plants and pioneered around the turn of the century. Then last year, they landed another approval. Now, fresh off a massive investment from Blackstone, they’ve received an FDA priority review designation for a third therapy, setting them up to potentially nab three different approvals in three consecutive years.