Silence Therapeutics granted two US patents

Shares in biotechnology firm Silence Therapeutics took a hit on Monday despite the company revealing that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted its two new patents.

Shares in biotechnology firm Silence Therapeutics took a hit on Monday despite the company revealing that the US Patent and Trademark Office (USPTO) has granted its two new patents.

The patents, which are for both its interfering RNA molecules and lipid complexes used in drug delivery, will extend Silence's intellectual property in these areas of research.

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