Alnylam and The Medicines Co run PCSK9 race together through $205m alliance
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Executive Summary
With an exclusive global alliance worth up to $205 million plus double-digit royalties to develop and commercialize Alnylam Pharmaceuticals' ALN-PCS, the RNAi specialist and The Medicines Company are in a crowded field of companies with hypercholesterolemia therapies targeting proprotein convertase subtilisin/kexin type 9 (PCSK9), which regulates low-density lipoprotein (LDL).
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