Patents Assigned to Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20250011778
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to use of double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting an amyloid precursor protein (APP) gene, including methods of inhibiting expression of an APP gene and methods of treating subjects having a disease or disorder characterized by enlarged endosomes, e.g., Alzheimer's disease (AD) and Down syndrome (DS), particularly occurrences of such neurodegenerative diseases associated with one or more mutations in presenilin 1 (PSEN1), using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: September 9, 2022
    Publication date: January 9, 2025
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: KIRK BROWN, LAN THI HOANG DANG
  • Publication number: 20240425854
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNA (dsRNA) agents, targeting the KISS1 gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of a KISS1 gene and to methods of preventing and treating a deficiency in glycemic control, e.g., type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM).
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 28, 2024
    Publication date: December 26, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: MANGALA MEENAKSHI SOUNDARAPANDIAN, GREGORY HINKLE
  • Patent number: 12173287
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) agent capable of inhibiting the expression of a target gene. Other aspects of the invention relate to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these dsRNA molecules suitable for therapeutic use, and methods of inhibiting the expression of a target gene by administering these dsRNA molecules, e.g., for the treatment of various disease conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 7, 2019
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Rubina G. Parmar, Pawan Kumar, Masaaki Akabane-Nakata, Shigeo Matsuda, Muthiah Manoharan
  • Patent number: 12173289
    Abstract: The present disclosure relates to double stranded RNA agents targeting the hepatitis B virus (HBV) genome, and methods of using such agents to inhibit expression of one or more HBV genes and methods of treating subjects having an HBV infection or HBV-associated disorder, e.g., chronic hepatitis B infection.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Vasant R. Jadhav, Martin A. Maier, Stuart Milstein, Mark K. Schlegel
  • Patent number: 12173288
    Abstract: The present invention relates to ligand conjugates of oligonucleotides (e.g., iRNA agents) and methods for their preparation. The ligands are derived primarily from monosaccharides These conjugates are useful for the in vivo delivery of oligonucleotides.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 2, 2020
    Date of Patent: December 24, 2024
    Assignee: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Shigeo Matsuda, Alexander V. Kelin, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev
  • Patent number: 12168767
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) agent capable of inhibiting the expression of a target gene. The sense strand of the dsRNA agent comprises at least one thermally destabilizing nucleotide, and at least one said thermally destabilizing nucleotide occurring at a site opposite to the seed region (positions 2-8) of the antisense strand; and the antisense strand of the dsRNA agent comprises at least two modified nucleotides that provide the nucleotide a steric bulk that is less than or equal to the steric bulk of a 2?-OMe modification, wherein said modified nucleotides are separated by 11 nucleotides in length. Other aspects of the invention relates to pharmaceutical compositions comprising these dsRNA agents suitable for therapeutic use, and methods of inhibiting the expression of a target gene by administering these dsRNA agents, e.g., for the treatment of various disease conditions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 22, 2022
    Date of Patent: December 17, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Martin Maier, Don Foster, Stuart Milstein, Satya Kuchimanchi, Vasant Jadhav, Kallanthottathil Rajeev, Muthiah Manoharan, Rubina Parmar
  • Publication number: 20240409927
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to RNA agents modified for targeted delivery to the eye. The present invention provides modified double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents conjugated to an integrin targeting ligand, as well as methods of modulating the expression of a target gene in an ocular cell or tissue and methods of treating subjects having an ocular disease or disorder using such dsRNAi agents.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 7, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: JAYAPRAKASH K. NAIR, ELENA CASTELLANOS-RIZALDOS, BHAUMIK A. PANDYA, VASANT R. JADHAV, JUAN SALINAS, KEVIN DOOLEY, SCOTT P. LENTINI, SHIGEO MATSUDA, MARK NEIL TOLENTINO
  • Publication number: 20240409943
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting ANGPTL7. The invention also relates to methods of using such dsRNA compositions to inhibit expression of ANGPTL7 and to methods of treating ANGPTL7-associated disorders, e.g., glaucoma, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: October 1, 2022
    Publication date: December 12, 2024
    Applicants: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., REGENERON PHARMACEUTIALS, INC.
    Inventors: JAMES D. MCININCH, VASANT R. JADHAV, BHAUMIK A. PANDYA, ELENA CASTELLANOS-RIZALDOS, ADAM CASTORENO, CARMELO ROMANO, GAURANG PATEL, YING HU
  • Publication number: 20240401060
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a mutant Epidermal Growth Factor Receptor (EGFR), and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of mutant EGFR.
    Type: Application
    Filed: November 29, 2023
    Publication date: December 5, 2024
    Applicants: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC., LUDWIG INSTITUTE FOR CANCER RESEARCH LTD.
    Inventors: DINAH SAH, PAMELA TAN, WEBSTER CAVENEE, FRANK FURNARI, MARIA DEL MAR INDA PEREZ, RUDY BONAVIA
  • Publication number: 20240327834
    Abstract: The invention relates to a double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) targeting a Serum Amyloid A (SAA) gene, and methods of using the dsRNA to inhibit expression of SAA.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 20, 2023
    Publication date: October 3, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: ANTONIN DE FOUGEROLLES, TATIANA NOVOBRANTSEVA, GREGORY HINKLE
  • Publication number: 20240318175
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting MYOC, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of MYOC.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 28, 2022
    Publication date: September 26, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: ADAM CASTORENO, BHAUMIK A. PANDYA, ELENA CASTELLANOS-RIZALDOS, MARK K. SCHLEGEL, VASANT R. JADHAV
  • Patent number: 12091666
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNAi agents, targeting a xanthine dehydrogenase (XDH) gene, and methods of using such double stranded RNAi agents to inhibit expression of an XDH gene and methods of treating subjects having an XDH-associated disease.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 31, 2022
    Date of Patent: September 17, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, Gregory Hinkle, Timothy Ryan Mooney
  • Publication number: 20240301418
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting a Filamin A (FLNA) gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of an FLNA gene and methods of treating subjects having an FLNA-associated N disease or disorder, e.g., Alzheimer's disease, using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 23, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: KIRK BROWN, ADAM CASTORENO, JAMES D. MCININCH, TUYEN M. NGUYEN, MARK K. SCHLEGEL
  • Publication number: 20240301426
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting a leucine-rich repeat kinase 2 (LRRK2) gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of a LRRK2 gene and methods of treating subjects having a LRRK2-associated disease or disorder, e.g., Parkinson's disease, using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: June 29, 2022
    Publication date: September 12, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: LAN THI HOANG DANG, JAMES D. MCININCH, MARK K. SCHLEGEL, ADAM CASTORENO, TUYEN M. NGUYEN, JOSEPH BARRY, MATTHEW STRICOS, SARAH LEBLANC
  • Publication number: 20240294906
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting an ATXN2 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of an ATXN2 gene and methods of treating subjects having an ATXN2-associated neurodegenerative disease or disorder, e.g., SCAs and ALS, using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: July 28, 2021
    Publication date: September 5, 2024
    Applicant: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Elane Fishilevich, Mark Keating, Stuart Milstein, Mark Schlegel, Adam Castoreno, Charalambos Kaittanis, Sarah Hyde, Alex Eaton, James McIninch, Jason Gilbert
  • Patent number: 12071619
    Abstract: The invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double-stranded RNAi agents, targeting the Serpina1 gene, and methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of Serpina1 and methods of treating subjects having a Serpina1 associated disease, such as a liver disorder.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 5, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 27, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Alfica Sehgal, Klaus Charisse, Brian Bettencourt, Martin A. Maier, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Gregory Hinkle, Muthiah Manoharan
  • Publication number: 20240279653
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the FLCN gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of FLCN, and methods of treating subjects that would benefit from reduction in expression of FLCN, such as subjects having a FLCN-associated disease, disorder, or condition, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: February 22, 2022
    Publication date: August 22, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: MANGALA MEENAKSHI SOUNDARAPANDIAN, JAMES D. MCININCH
  • Patent number: 12059468
    Abstract: The present invention provides a phosphorothioate-modified oligonucleotide comprising a structure shown below: The present invention also provides a phosphorothioate-modified oligonucleotide comprising a structure having formula (CIII):
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 6, 2021
    Date of Patent: August 13, 2024
    Assignee: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Muthiah Manoharan, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin Maier
  • Publication number: 20240254487
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid interference (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting a microtubule-associated protein tau (MAPT) gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of a MAPT gene and methods of treating subjects having a MAPT-associated disease or disorder, e.g., Alzheimer's disease, frontotemporal dementia, progressive supranuclear palsy, or other tauopathies, using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: December 7, 2023
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: JONATHAN EDWARD FARLEY, MARK K. SCHLEGEL, JAMES D. MCININCH, JEFFREY ZUBER, ADAM CASTORENO, STEPHEN ABBOTT, JOSEPH BARRY
  • Publication number: 20240254493
    Abstract: Carbonic anhydrase inhibitors have been shown to reduce aqueous humor production and thereby reduce intraocular pressure in the eye. Accordingly, there is a need for agents that can selectively and efficiently inhibit expression of the CA2 gene such that subjects having a CA2-associated disorder, such as glaucoma, can be effectively treated. The disclosure relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting carbonic anhydrase 2 (CA2), and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of carbonic anhydrase 2.
    Type: Application
    Filed: May 27, 2022
    Publication date: August 1, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: JEFFREY ZUBER, JAMES D. MCININCH, MARK K. SCHLEGEL, ADAM CASTORENO