- CEO
- Iain Gladstone Ross
- Full Time Employees
- 88
- Sector
- Healthcare
- Industry
- Biotechnology
- Address
- 72 Hammersmith Road London GL United Kingdom W14 8TH
- IPO Date
- Sep 25, 2012
- Business
- Silence Therapeutics plc (Nasdaq: SLN) develops short interfering RNA (siRNA) therapeutics harnessing the body's RNA interference mechanism to silence specific disease-associated genes, primarily targeting the liver via its proprietary mRNAi GOLD platform; key wholly owned pipeline candidates include zerlasiran (SLN360) for reducing cardiovascular risk in patients with elevated lipoprotein(a), divesiran (SLN124) for hematological disorders such as polycythemia vera, SLN548 for complement-mediated diseases, and earlier-stage programs like SLN312, SLN-140 and SLN-HAN-1/2; the company licenses its platform for partnered programs across cardiovascular, rare hematological, oncology and other areas. Founded in 1994 and headquartered at 12 Hammersmith Grove, London W6 7AP, United Kingdom, Silence Therapeutics maintains operations in the United States (Hoboken, New Jersey) and Germany (Berlin), employing approximately 120 people while generating revenue from research collaborations, royalties and milestones. Recent developments include reporting $43.3 million in full-year 2024 revenues (up from prior year, driven by collaborations with AstraZeneca, Hansoh Pharma and royalties from Alnylam), advancing divesiran to Phase 2 enrollment in polycythemia vera (with Phase 1 follow-up completed and data presentations planned for 2025), preparing zerlasiran for Phase 3 cardiovascular outcomes pending a partner (with FDA positive feedback received and discussions ongoing to extend cash runway into 2027), planning a Phase 1 start for SLN548 in second-half 2025, continuing a Phase 1 study of SLN312 (licensed to AstraZeneca) and regaining global rights to three preclinical targets after Hansoh Pharma opted out of further development.