Alexion has announced a collaboration with Dicerna Pharmaceuticals to discover and develop RNA interference therapies for diseases caused by problems in the complement system.
Roche’s Hemlibra has been approved in an expanded use in haemophilia A in the US, as the Swiss firm seeks to build a new blockbuster franchise in rare diseases.
As uncertainty hangs over the availability of Vertex’s cystic fibrosis drug in England, the company has signed an agreement that gives Danish patients access to Orkambi.