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RXi Obtains License to RNAi Delivery Technology From UMass Medical School

Luke Timmerman 10/14/08

RXi Pharmaceuticals, a Worcester, MA-based developer of drugs based on RNA interference technology, said today it has obtained an exclusive worldwide license to certain technology for oral delivery of RNAi drugs. The technology was developed by Michael Czech and Gary Ostroff at the University of Massachusetts Medical School. Financial terms were not disclosed.

Luke Timmerman is the National Biotechnology Editor for Xconomy. You can e-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com, call 206-624-2374, or follow him on Twitter at http://twitter.com/ldtimmerman.


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