Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Avidity Biosciences, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company based in San Diego.
Avidity is focused on a new class of therapeutics enabling RNA delivery to muscle, specifically working on Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs) for serious, genetic neuromuscular diseases.
The acquisition will bring Avidity’s late-stage neuroscience programs into Novartis, providing access to a differentiated RNA-targeting delivery platform, following the separation of Avidity’s early-stage precision cardiology programs.
No additional information is provided.
Author summary: Novartis acquires Avidity Biosciences.