Novartis has entered into an agreement to acquire Avidity Biosciences, Inc., a San Diego-based biopharmaceutical company.
Avidity is focused on a new class of therapeutics enabling RNA delivery to muscle, and is 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.
Author's summary: Novartis acquires Avidity Biosciences to expand its RNA therapeutics portfolio.