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Merck Expands Alnylam Pact

July 5, 2004 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 82, Issue 27

Merck is launching a second collaboration with RNAi technology developer Alnylam Pharmaceuticals. Merck called its initial alliance with Alnylam, formed last September, one of the first big drug firm investments in a company developing RNAi, a recently discovered natural process by which cells inhibit the expression of disease-causing proteins. The new deal targets age-related macular degeneration and other ocular diseases. Merck's payments to Alnylam under this pact could total $19.5 million.

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