About Avidity Biosciences, a Novartis Company
Our mission is to profoundly improve people’s lives by delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics – AOCs – that will treat serious, genetic neuromuscular diseases. Our proprietary AOCs are designed to combine the specificity of monoclonal antibodies with the precision of oligonucleotide therapies to target the root cause of diseases previously untreatable with RNA therapeutics. On February 27, 2026, Avidity Biosciences became an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Novartis AG. The acquisition of Avidity was originally announced on October 26, 2025.
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February 27, 2026Novartis successfully completes acquisition of Avidity Biosciences, strengthening late-stage neuroscience pipeline and advancing xRNA strategy
Novartis AG (NYSE: NVS) today announced that it has successfully completed its acquisition of Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (“Avidity”). With the completion of the acquisition, Avidity is now an indirect, wholly owned subsidiary of Novartis.
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February 26, 2026
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. ("Avidity") (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™) to...
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February 23, 2026
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. ("Avidity") (NASDAQ: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates ("AOCs™") to...
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February 18, 2026
Del-desiran effectively delivered siRNA to muscle, resulting in approximately 40% mean reduction in DMPK mRNA and amelioration of missplicing Treatment demonstrated improvements in multiple...
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February 2, 2026
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. ("Avidity") (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates ("AOCs™") to...
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November 19, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced...
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November 10, 2025
Announced Novartis agreement to acquire Avidity for total equity value of approximately $12 billion; Avidity expects to separate its early-stage precision cardiology programs into a new public...
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October 26, 2025
Novartis to acquire Avidity for USD 72.00 per share in cash for total equity value of approximately USD 12.0 billion Avidity expects to separate its early-stage precision cardiology programs into...
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October 16, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced...
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October 13, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™) to profoundly...
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October 6, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™) to profoundly...
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September 15, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced...
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September 11, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced...
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September 10, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced...
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September 10, 2025
-- Unprecedented improvement compared to baseline and natural history in multiple functional measures including Time to Rise from Floor (TTR), 4-Stair Climb (4SC), Performance of Upper Limb (PUL)...
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August 27, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced...
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August 7, 2025
Aligned with FDA on del-brax accelerated and full approval pathways for FSHD, reported positive topline data from Phase 1/2 FORTITUDE™ trial, and initiated global confirmatory Phase 3 study...
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July 28, 2025
-- Topline data readout from HARBOR study anticipated in Q2 2026 -- -- Marketing application submissions for del-desiran including in U.S., EU and Japan anticipated to start in H2 2026; on track...
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July 23, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced...
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June 11, 2025
-- FDA alignment on accelerated and full approval pathways for delpacibart braxlosiran (del-brax) in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD) -- -- Jeffrey M. Statland, M.D., Professor of...
June 9, 2025-- Unprecedented data from FORTITUDE™ dose escalation cohorts for del-brax treated participants, compared to placebo, demonstrate improvement in function, strength and PROs as well as rapid and...
June 9, 2025-- Planning accelerated approval BLA submission in H2 2026, following topline data from FORTITUDE™ biomarker cohort in Q2 2026 -- -- Initiated global, confirmatory Phase 3 FORWARD™ study of...
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May 21, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced...
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May 8, 2025
On track to deliver key regulatory updates for del-brax and topline data from dose escalation cohorts in the FORTITUDE™ trial in the second quarter Positive topline del-zota data further...
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May 6, 2025
Avidity Biosciences, Inc. (Nasdaq: RNA), a biopharmaceutical company committed to delivering a new class of RNA therapeutics called Antibody Oligonucleotide Conjugates (AOCs™), today announced...