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Avidity Biosciences Reports Third Quarter 2020 Financial Results and Recent Highlights
LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a new class of
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[{"type":"text","content":"\n \n \n LA JOLLA, Calif., Nov. 10, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company pioneering a new class of oligonucleotide-based therapies called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today reported financial results for the quarter ended September 30, 2020 and highlighted recent corporate progress. \n\n \n \n \n \n \n \n\n \n\"During the third quarter, we continued to invest in all aspects of our business and advanced our muscle-disease programs toward the clinic,\" said Sarah Boyce, President and Chief Executive Officer. \"In the near term, we are focused on preparing for the initiation of our first clinical study with AOC 1001 in adults with myotonic dystrophy type 1. We are also advancing our research efforts in new tissues and cell types beyond muscle that we believe we can effectively target with AOCs to create new therapies designed to improve the lives of patients with serious diseases.\"\n\"As we prepare for clinical development with AOC 1001, we maintain a strong financial position with $341 million in cash at quarter-end,\" said Mike MacLean, Chief Financial Officer. \"With our current financial resources, we are well-positioned to meet our goals and advance multiple AOC programs into the clinic in the next two years.\"\nThird Quarter 2020 and Recent Corporate Highlights\nPresented at Key Scientific Meetings. Avidity presented at several key virtual scientific meetings, including TIDES USA 2020, the 16th Annual Meeting of the Oligonucleotide Therapeutics Society (OTS) 2020, the Next Generation Protein Therapeutics and Bioconjugates Summit 2020, and TIDES Europe 2020. In early December 2020, the company plans to present an overview of its AOC technology and preclinical data at the 3rd Annual Neuromuscular Drug Development Summit. Entered into Collaboration to Study the Natural History of DM1 to Support Lead Program AOC 1001. Avidity entered into a collaboration supporting END-DM1 (Establishing Biomarkers and Clinical Endpoints in Myotonic Dystrophy Type 1), a natural history study to advance the understanding of disease progression in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). This new collaboration supports Avidity's lead program, AOC 1001, in development for the treatment of DM1. END-DM1 is a non-interventional study designed and run by the Myotonic Dystrophy Cl...