Marrying Antibodies to RNA Therapies to Target Previously Inaccessible Tissues and Cells

Antibody oligonucleotide conjugates are a new class of therapies that Avidity Biosciences is developing. These therapies combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotides. The company says by marrying these technologies together it is able to deliver RNA therapies to previously inaccessible tissue and cell types and more effectively target the underlying genetic drivers of diseases. The company is focused initially on muscle diseases but expects to expand out from there. We spoke to Sarah Boyce, CEO of Avidity Biosciences, about its antibody oligonucleotide conjugate platform, how its AOCs can deliver RNA therapies to tissue and cell types that were previously inaccessible, and it lead program in myotonic dystrophy type 1.