Regulus, UCSD Form Alliance

4/14/11

San Diego-based Regulus Therapeutics, the developer of microRNA therapies, said today it has formed a research collaboration with UC San Diego. The partners will seek to develop microRNA therapies that work to block new blood vessel formation (anti-angiogenesis), as a way to treat various diesases, Regulus said in a statement. Financial terms of the deal aren’t being disclosed, although the work is being supported by a UC Discovery Grant, Regulus said.

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