Jul 21, 2008
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VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA, July 21 / MARKET WIRE/ -- Tekmira Pharmaceuticals Corporation ("Tekmira") (TSX: TKM) announced today that it has selected ApoB SNALP and PLK1 SNALP as its two lead product candidates and plans to advance both into clinical development in 2009. Mark J. Murray, Tekmira's President and CEO, said, "Following the close of the business combination between Tekmira and Protiva, we committed to taking a close look at the new company's combined product portfolio and future milestones. We are now moving forward with a clear two-part strategy: first, to focus on developing products exclusively in the RNA interference (RNAi) therapeutics field with our two lead product candidates, ApoB and PLK1, and second, to support our partners as they advance products based on our leading delivery technology." Tekmira's...
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