SAN FRANCISCO, CA--(Marketwired - October 05, 2017) - With data from multiple studies due out this quarter, this biotech's RNA interference delivery platform has the potential to transform treatments for indications from cancer to ophthalmology, says Dr. Geert Cauwenbergh, President and CEO of RXi Pharmaceuticals, Dr. Gerrit Dispersyn, RXi's Chief Development Officer, and Dr. Karen Bulock, Vice President of Research at RXi.
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The Life Sciences Report: How far has RXi Pharmaceuticals Corp. come in the last 10 years?
Geert Cauwenbergh: Since the codiscovery of RNAi by Dr. Craig Mello, the field has had to overcome many development hurdles. In the beginning, the main issue was efficient delivery of RNAi compounds to tissues and cells. RXi took the time to examine the delivery aspect and developed a technology platform where delivery and therapeutic properties are built directly into the compound. This development is a major breakthrough in the field and we have broadly protected the intellectual property (IP) around it, which laid the foundation for development as a company.
We began operations about five years ago and the company decided to explore a skin indication as the first clinical development program, because you can see and feel skin. We initiated a clinical program in dermatology with our lead compound, RXI-109.
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