Medical Science 34

Research to Advance ASO Technology at n-Lorem

July 9, 2025

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At n-Lorem, every investment decision carries real weight by directly affecting the nano-rare patients we serve. We think very deeply about each decision of how to invest the limited and precious dollars that we have. But what about investing in basic research to advance antisense oligonucleotide (ASO) technology for the future? Certainly, most of the money should and is being put towards creating ASOs to help patients in need today. Meanwhile, it is also our belief that we must invest to continue innovating and, in this episode, we explore the research occurring at n-Lorem today that will lead to better treatments for more nano-rare patients tomorrow.

In This Episode, We Explore:

– ASO technology is still evolving unlike other validated drug discovery technologies

– Nano-rare patients need more from ASO technology

Reasons n-Lorem are unable to help more patients

– Loss of function mutations
– Mutations that cause dysfunction of an organ to which ASOs distribute at only high doses
– Innate immune activation
– Challenges in creating allele-selective ASOs

Solutions to these challenges are possible and we know how to do it

– Advances in loss of function mutations
– Targeted delivery to muscle, the immune system, the gut and heart
– Controlling innate immune activation
– Enhanced allele-selectivity

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The host of the show is Dr. Stanley Crooke, a scientist, a physician, an entrepreneur and the father of antisense technology. Dr. Crooke is responsible for driving the development of antisense or ASO technology, an RNA-targeted technology responsible for the commercialization of three best- and first-in class medicines and more than 40 drugs in development. In 2020, Stan formed n-Lorem to use this powerful technology to develop experimental personalized ASO medicines for nano-rare patients (1 to 30 patients worldwide) for free, for life.

Credits

Hosted by: Dr. Stan Crooke.
Videographer: Jon Magnuson of Mighty One Productions.
Producers: Kira Dineen, Jon Magnuson, Andrew Serrano and Amy Williford

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