Benitec Biopharma Explained

Benitec Biopharma Limited
Type:	Public
Traded As:	NASDAQ:
Location:	Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Key People:	Michael Graham (founding scientist & head of discovery)
Industry:	RNA interference
Homepage:	www.benitec.com

Benitec Biopharma Limited is an Australian biotechnology company founded in 1997.^[1] It is engaged in the development of gene-silencing therapies for the treatment of chronic and life-threatening diseases using DNA-directed RNA interference (ddRNAi) technology.^[2]

The CSIRO has researched RNAi extensively, developing the small hairpin RNA concept employed in ddRNAi. Benitec Biopharma has an exclusive license to this ddRNAi technology in human therapeutic uses and research.^[3]

Research and development

Benitec Biopharma is researching ddRNAi in the following fields:

• Hepatitis B (under development with partner Biomics Biotechnologies)^[4])
• Oculopharyngeal muscular dystrophy (OPMD)^{[5] [6]}

External links

• Benitec Biopharma website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Benitec Biopharma. 11 April 2012 . Australian Securities Exchange.
2. Web site: GlobalData Financial and Strategic SWOT Analysis Review . https://archive.today/20130124015333/http://www.globalcompanyintelligence.com/Report.aspx?ID=Benitec-Biopharma-Limited-BLT-Financial-and-Strategic-SWOT-Analysis-Review&ReportType=Company_Report&TitleId=26&Title=Pharmaceuticals_and_Healthcare . dead . 24 January 2013 . 11 April 2012 . GlobalData .
3. Web site: Licensing RNAi gene technology. CSIRO. 14 Oct 2011. 12 April 2012. CSIRO. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20120518173449/http://www.csiro.au/Outcomes/Food-and-Agriculture/Licensing-RNAi-gene-technology.aspx. 18 May 2012. dmy-all.
4. Web site: Biomics Biotechnologies – Pipeline. 21 January 2014. Biomics Biotechnologies. https://web.archive.org/web/20151214143838/http://www.biomics.cn/en/Pipeline.html. 14 December 2015. dead.
5. Web site: Bioshares Edition 434. 25 November 2011. Bioshares. dead. https://web.archive.org/web/20130720090206/http://www.benitec.com/documents/Bioshares434rbpBLT.pdf. 20 July 2013. 21 January 2014.
6. Web site: Benitec Biopharma Annual Report 2011 . 16 January 2014 . Benitec . https://web.archive.org/web/20130719114134/http://www.benitec.com/documents/BenitecAnnualReport2011_Final.pdf . 19 July 2013 . dead .