Avidity Biosciences upholds core values that guide its operations, foster innovation, and drive its commitment to patients and their families. These foundational values are encapsulated in their "BeAVID" framework: Agile, Visionary, Integrated, and Diverse.
Through these principles, Avidity Biosciences consistently challenges itself to excel and deliver on its mission to develop life-changing RNA therapies.
Understanding Avidity's Core Values
Avidity Biosciences' strategic approach and daily operations are deeply rooted in these four distinct yet interconnected values. They shape the company culture, decision-making processes, and interactions with the scientific community and patient groups.
Here's a closer look at what each value signifies for Avidity Biosciences:
| Value | Description | Implication for Avidity Biosciences |
|---|---|---|
| Agile | The ability to move quickly and easily, adapting to new information, challenges, and opportunities with speed and flexibility. | Enables rapid progression of their RNA/antibody conjugate (ARC) platform, swift response to scientific breakthroughs, and efficient navigation of complex drug development landscapes to accelerate therapies to patients. |
| Visionary | Possessing a clear and imaginative foresight, especially in relation to the future of healthcare and scientific discovery. | Drives the pursuit of innovative therapeutic modalities, focusing on unmet medical needs and pioneering new approaches to target diseases effectively, ultimately aiming to reshape treatment paradigms for serious illnesses. |
| Integrated | Emphasizing seamless collaboration, cohesion, and unity across different teams, functions, and external partnerships. | Fosters a collaborative environment where research, development, clinical, and manufacturing teams work hand-in-hand. This ensures a holistic approach to drug discovery and development, from target identification to patient delivery, and strengthens partnerships within the biotech ecosystem. |
| Diverse | Valuing and embracing a broad range of backgrounds, perspectives, experiences, and ideas within the organization. | Promotes a rich environment for creativity and problem-solving, believing that a variety of viewpoints leads to more robust scientific inquiry, innovative solutions, and a deeper understanding of patient needs across different populations. |
These values are central to Avidity Biosciences' identity and their ongoing efforts to advance precision genetic medicines for rare diseases and beyond. For more information about their mission and approach, you can visit the Avidity Biosciences About Us page.
