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Tenaya Therapeutics Enters into Research Collaboration with Alnylam Pharmaceuticals to Identify and Validate Novel Genetic Targets for Cardiovascular Disease Therapeutics
Agreement Combines Tenaya’s Expertise in Identification and Validation ofGenetic Heart Disease Targets with Alnylam’s Ability to Deliver Transformational Therapeutics Tenaya to Receive Up to $10 Million in Upfront Payments in Addition to Research Funding and Milestone Payments of Up to $1.13 Billion SOUTH SAN FRANCISCO, Calif., March 05, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Tenaya Therapeutics, Inc. (NASDAQ: TNYA), a clinical-stage biotechnology company with a mission to discover, develop and deliver potent
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