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Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals

Cambridge, Mass.
Pharmaceuticals
CEO: John Maraganore, 46


Alnylam is developing a new class of medicines based on a discovery known as RNA interference (RNAi), heralded as a major scientific breakthrough. RNAi is a natural cellular mechanism that can silence specific disease-causing genes. Alnylam is teaming with major drugmakers to develop treatments for liver cancer, Huntington's disease, and other ailments.


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