benitec biopharma is using patented ‘gene-silencing’ technology to develop drugs for chronic and life-threatening human diseases. our transformational technology, ddrnai, targets and ‘turns off’ specific genes related to disease, providing lasting treatment and potentially cure with a single dose. compared to traditional approaches to rna intereference, ddrnai is easier to deliver, safer to us, more targeted and more efficient. benitec has a pipeline of in-house and partnered drug development programs based on ddrnai, including hepatitis c and b and cancer-associated pain. ddrnai has the potential to silence genes related to thousands of human diseases and is protected by over 40 global patents. the technology is available from benitec under a variety of licence options.