Patents Assigned to Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
  • Publication number: 20240200077
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting a Stearoyl-CoA Desaturase 5 (SCD5) gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of an SCD5 gene and methods of treating subjects having an SCD5-associated disease or disorder, e.g., Parkinson's disease, using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 17, 2022
    Publication date: June 20, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: LAN THI HOANG DANG, JAMES D. MCININCH, ADAM CASTORENO
  • Patent number: 12005074
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a double stranded iRNA agent comprising an antisense strand which is complementary to a target gene; a sense strand which is complementary to said antisense strand; and one or more lipophilic moieties conjugated to one or more internal positions on at least one strand, optionally via a linker or carrier. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of gene silencing, comprising administering to a cell or a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the lipophilic moieties-conjugated double-stranded iRNAs.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: May 3, 2023
    Date of Patent: June 11, 2024
    Assignee: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jayaprakash K. Nair, Martin Maier, Vasant Jadhav, Stuart Milstein, Kirk Brown, Rubina G. Parmar, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Muthiah Manoharan, Alexander V. Kel'In, Muthusamy Jayaraman, Klaus Charisse, Adam Castoreno, Christopher S. Theile, Kevin Fitzgerald
  • Publication number: 20240175028
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to a double stranded iRNA agent comprising an antisense strand which is complementary to a target gene and one or more lipophilic moieties conjugated to one or more internal positions on at least one strand, which provides for targeting to, and uptake by, tissues and cells of the CNS via administration to a subarachnoid space, e.g., the cisterna magna. Another aspect of the invention relates to a method of gene silencing in tissues and cells of the CNS, that includes administering to the subarachnoid space of a subject in need thereof a therapeutically effective amount of the lipophilic moieties-conjugated double-stranded iRNAs.
    Type: Application
    Filed: March 4, 2022
    Publication date: May 30, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC
    Inventors: Tanya Z. Fischer, Bret L. Bostwick, Christopher S. Thiele, Charalambos Kaittanis, Jeffrey C. Kurz, Jeffrey W. Allen
  • Patent number: 11993774
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting a Huntingtin (HTT) gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of an HTT gene and methods of treating subjects having an HTT-associated disease or disorder, e.g., Huntington's disease, using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: June 1, 2023
    Date of Patent: May 28, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mangala Meenakshi Soundarapandian, James D. McIninch, Mark K. Schlegel, Adam Castoreno
  • Patent number: 11987792
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the LECT2 gene, and methods of using such dsRNA compositions to alter (e.g., inhibit) expression of LECT2.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: August 15, 2019
    Date of Patent: May 21, 2024
    Assignee: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Gregory Hinkle, Huilei Xu
  • Publication number: 20240150767
    Abstract: The disclosure relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNAi) agents and compositions targeting a SOD1 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of a SOD1 gene and methods of treating subjects having a SOD1-associated neurodegenerative disease or disorder, e.g., Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS), Alzheimer's disease (AD), Parkinson's disease (PD), and Down's syndrome (DS), using such dsRNAi agents and compositions.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 7, 2023
    Publication date: May 9, 2024
    Applicant: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Adam Castoreno, Jason Gilbert, Charalambos Kaittanis, James D. McIninch, Stuart Milstein, Mark K. Schlegel
  • Patent number: 11965166
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., dsRNA agents, targeting the complement factor B (CFB) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of a CFB gene and to methods of treating or preventing a CFB-associated disease in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: March 22, 2023
    Date of Patent: April 23, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. McIninch, Mark K. Schlegel, Adam Castoreno, Elane Fishilevich, Kristina Yucius
  • Patent number: 11959081
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNA (dsRNA) agents, targeting the transthyretin (TTR) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of an TTR gene and to methods of preventing and treating an TTR-associated disorder, e.g., senile systemic amyloidosis (SSA), systemic familial amyloidosis, familial amyloidotic polyneuropathy (FAP), familial amyloidotic cardiomyopathy (FAC), leptomeningeal/Central Nervous System (CNS) amyloidosis, and hyperthyroxinemia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: September 28, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 16, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Mark K. Schlegel, Adam Castoreno, James D. McIninch
  • Publication number: 20240116973
    Abstract: One aspect of the present invention relates to double-stranded RNA (dsRNA) molecules comprising a 6-methyladenine nucleobase and 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: Application
    Filed: January 14, 2022
    Publication date: April 11, 2024
    Applicant: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Muthiah MANOHARAN, Dhrubajyoti DATTA
  • Patent number: 11944687
    Abstract: This disclosure relates to an improved process for the preparation of carbohydrate conjugates. The disclosure also relates to carbohydrate conjugated iRNA agents comprising these carbohydrate conjugates, which have improved purity and are advantageous for the in vivo delivery of the iRNA agents.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 5, 2022
    Date of Patent: April 2, 2024
    Assignee: ALNYLAM PHARMACEUTICALS, INC.
    Inventors: Jayaprakash K. Nair, Alexander V Kel'in, Pachamuthu Kandasamy, Kallanthottathil G Rajeev, Muthiah Manoharan
  • Patent number: 11926832
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., dsRNA agents, targeting the ketohexokinase (KHK) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of a KHK gene and to methods of treating or preventing a KHK-associated disorder in a subject.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: December 2, 2022
    Date of Patent: March 12, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Leila Noetzli, James D. McIninch, Frederic Tremblay, Mark K. Schlegel, Adam Castoreno
  • Patent number: 11884919
    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: Grant
    Filed: September 14, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 30, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Antonin de Fougerolles, Tatiana Novobrantseva, Gregory Hinkle
  • Patent number: 11873491
    Abstract: The invention relates to iRNA, e.g., double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), compositions targeting the complement component C5 gene, and methods of using such iRNA, e.g., dsRNA, compositions to inhibit expression of C5 and to treat subjects having a complement component C5-associated disease, e.g., paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: July 12, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 16, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, James Butler, Brian Bettencourt, Anna Borodovsky, Satyanarayana Kuchimanchi, Klaus Charisse, Muthiah Manoharan, Martin A. Maier, Kallanthottathil G. Rajeev, Donald Foster
  • Patent number: 11866701
    Abstract: The invention relates to iRNA, e.g., double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA), compositions targeting the complement factor C3 gene, and methods of using such iRNA, e.g., dsRNA, compositions to inhibit expression of a C3 gene and to treat subjects having a complement component C3-associated disease, e.g., paroxysmal nocturnal hemoglobinuria (PNH), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), atypical hemolytic uremic syndrome (aHUS), neuromyelitis optica (NMO), multifocal motor neuropathy (MMN), myasthenia gravis (MG), and C3 glomerulonephritis.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 1, 2018
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Gregory Hinkle, Anna Borodovsky
  • Patent number: 11866710
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., double stranded RNA (dsRNA) agents, targeting the Transmembrane protease, serine 6 (TMPRSS6) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of a TMPRSS6 gene and to methods of preventing and treating a TMPRSS6-associated disorder, e.g., a disorder associated with iron overload and/or a disorder of ineffective erythropoiesis, e.g., hereditary hemochromatosis, ?-thalassemia (e.g., ?-thalassemia major and ?-thalassemia intermedia), polycythemia vera, myelodysplastic syndrome, congenital dyserythropoietic anemias, pyruvate kinase deficiency, erythropoietic porphyria, Parkinson's Disease, Alzheimer's Disease or Friedreich's Ataxia.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: January 6, 2023
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Aimee M. Deaton, John Michael Gansner, James D. McIninch, Mark K. Schlegel, Benjamin P. Garfinkel
  • Patent number: 11866709
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: January 9, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Patent number: 11859185
    Abstract: The invention relates to double stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting a glucokinase (GCK) gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of a glucokinase (GCK) gene, and methods of treating subjects having a glycogen storage disease (GSD), e.g., type Ia GSD.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: October 14, 2020
    Date of Patent: January 2, 2024
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Kevin Fitzgerald, David Erbe, Gregory Hinkle
  • Patent number: 11840692
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 12, 2023
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya
  • Publication number: 20230392156
    Abstract: The present invention relates to RNAi agents, e.g., dsRNA agents, targeting the G-protein coupled receptor 75 (GPR75) gene. The invention also relates to methods of using such RNAi agents to inhibit expression of a GPR75 gene and to methods of treating or preventing a GPR75-associated disease, such as a body weight disorder, e.g., obesity, in a subject.
    Type: Application
    Filed: April 3, 2023
    Publication date: December 7, 2023
    Applicants: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: James D. McIninch, Bret Lee Bostwick, Adam Castoreno
  • Patent number: 11834662
    Abstract: The invention relates to double-stranded ribonucleic acid (dsRNA) compositions targeting the ANGPTL3 gene, as well as methods of inhibiting expression of ANGPTL3 and methods of treating subjects having a disorder of lipid metabolism, such as hyperlipidemia or hypertriglyceridemia, using such dsRNA compositions.
    Type: Grant
    Filed: November 22, 2021
    Date of Patent: December 5, 2023
    Assignee: Alnylam Pharmaceuticals, Inc.
    Inventors: Brian Bettencourt, William Querbes, Kevin Fitzgerald, Maria Frank-Kamenetsky, Stuart Milstein, Svetlana Shulga Morskaya