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OPT Congress 2027

OPT Congress is where the oligonucleotide and RNA communities come together to share the science, technologies, and strategies advancing the next generation of nucleic acid therapeutics. Spanning discovery through clinical development and manufacturing, the program features four focused conference tracks, expert-led short courses, and scientific discussions…

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31Speakers
0Sponsors
4On the bill · sessions
23Companies · in total
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Speakers

Programmed at OPT, in alphabetical order.
Adi Gilboa-Geffen
CTO · Eleven Therapeutics
Brenda Bass
Distinguished Professor · University of Utah
Brenda Bass, PhD
Distinguished Professor, Biochemistry · University of Utah
Brenda L Bass
Distinguished Professor, Biochemistry · University of Utah
Charles Chen
Visiting Lecturer · King's College London
Daniel Glazier
Senior Scientist II, Medicinal Chemistry · Alltrna
David Corey
Prof · Univ of Texas Dallas
David R Corey
Professor, Department of Pharmacology · Univ of Texas Dallas
Debra Miller
Founder & CEO · CureDuchenne
Elisabeth Gardiner
CSO · Tevard Biosciences
Isabel Aznarez
SVP, Head of Research & Co-Founder · Stoke Therapeutics
Isaiah Cedillo
Executive Director · Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
Isaiah E Cedillo
Executive Director, Manufacturing & Operations · Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc
Jack Godfrey
Sr Scientist · WAVE Life Sciences USA Inc
Jianmin Gao
Professor and Chair of Chemistry · Boston College
Mano Manoharan, PhD
Distinguished Scientist & Senior Vice President, Innovation Chemistry · Alnylam Pharmaceuticals
Marc Abrams
CTO & Head, US Operations · SanegeneBio
Michael Byrne
VP Research Pharmacology · WAVE Life Sciences
Namita Bisaria
Head, Research Strategy and Operations · AIRNA
Paloma Giangrande
President & Founder · Biologic Insights LLC
Paloma H Giangrande
President & Founder · Biologic Insights LLC
Phil Baran
Chair & Professor, Department of Chemistry · The Scripps Research Institute
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Agenda

Selected from 4 sessions on the bill.
  • Thursday, March 19, 1:25pm

    Venture Philanthropy in Drug Development from a Rare-Disease Patient-Advocacy Perspective

    CureDuchenne, the leading Duchenne patient advocacy organization, will discuss its initiatives to accelerate the development and regulatory approval of the first drugs to treat Duc…

  • Thursday, March 19, 2:05pm

    Recent Advancements of Oligo-Conjugates Revolutionizing the Field

    Chemical modification is the key to the success of making drugs out of oligonucleotides. Breakthroughs in LNPs formulation and trivalent GalNAc conjugation of chemically modified o…

  • Wednesday, March 18, 4:10pm

    N-of-1 Therapeutics: Progress, Pitfalls, and Prospects for Future Individualized Medicines

    Successes in oligonucleotide therapeutics have spurred the creation of bespoke therapies for rare genetic conditions, even for single patients. This talk will review lessons, chall…

  • Wednesday, March 18, 4:50pm

    ADAR RNA Editing: Applying Current Knowledge to Future Applications

    Much is known about biochemical properties of ADAR RNA editing enzymes from decades of in vitro studies, but how these properties correlate with in vivo editing is not always clear…

Intermission
Part the Second · For the Buyer

An audience of 23 companies, parsed from the program.

23 companies in attendance.

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Who's in the room
0All threespeak · spons · exh
0Sponsoringsponsor only
23Companies Speakingspeaker only
Speakers by seniority

45% of the speakers carry senior titles: C-suite, Founder, VP, or Director-level.

  • C-suite516%
  • Founder / Owner310%
  • VP-level310%
  • Director / Head of310%
  • Research / Science310%
  • Other roles1445%

Of 31 on the bill · classified by free-text title

Most-represented companies
  1. 01University of Utah4V
  2. 02Biologic Insights LLC2V
  3. 03HDR2V
  4. 04Ionis Pharmaceuticals Inc2V
  5. 05The Scripps Research Institute2V
  6. 06Univ of Texas Dallas2V
  7. 07AIRNA1V
  8. 08Alltrna1V
  9. 09Alnylam Pharmaceuticals1V
  10. 10Bionavigen Oncology, LLC and Regio Biosciences1V
  11. 11Boston Children's Hospital1V
  12. 12Boston College1V
  13. 13CureDuchenne1V
  14. 14Eleven Therapeutics1V
Sponsors by tier

Tiers were not disclosed for this event.

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