Alnylam Responds to Tekmira Suit

4/6/11

Alnylam Pharmaceuticals (NASDAQ: ALNY), the Cambridge, MA-based developer of RNA interference drugs, said today it has filed a legal response and counterclaim against Vancouver, BC-based Tekmira Pharmaceuticals, which accused Alnylam last month of misappropriating trade secrets. Alnylam president Barry Greene said in a statement that the company plans to “fully defend itself.”

Luke Timmerman is the National Biotech Editor of Xconomy. E-mail him at ltimmerman@xconomy.com Follow @