Article: Calando To Use Alnylam's RNAi Portfolio For Cancer.

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Calando Pharmaceuticals Inc. licensed access to intellectual property from Alnylam Pharmaceuticals Inc. to develop an RNAi-based drug for cancer.

Specific terms of the deal were not disclosed, but Calando agreed to pay Alnylam up-front, annual and milestone payments, as well as royalties on any products covered by the agreement. Calando also has the option to add a license for a second target.

Founded as a majority-held subsidiary of Arrowhead Research Corp. in February 2005, Calando focuses on developing RNAi-based therapeutics that can be delivered through its systemic, nonviral delivery system. To date, the company has raised ...

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