CytRx Corporation has recently received the Fast Track designation for their ALS treatment, arimoclomol. This status was also given for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease and sporadic Inclusion Body Myositis…
Orphazyme, a biopharmaceutical company, has recently released the data from their study of arimoclomol. This product is meant for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). Orphazyme specializes…
According to a story from BioSpace, the gene therapy companies Sarepta Therapeutics, Inc. and StrideBio, Inc. have recently announced the completion of a licensing and collaboration agreement that could lead…
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According to a recent article published by the University of California San Francisco, Pelizaeus-Merzbacher disease (PMD) is a rare neurological disease affecting young boys. PMD fatalities may occur before the child…
According to a press release from Danish biopharmaceutical company Orphazyme, the Company intents to proceed with a marketing authorisation application (MAA) for its experimental Niemann-Pick disease type C treatment arimoclomol.…
Extended Collaboration Amicus Therapeutics has just announced that they are expanding their collaboration with the University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine for the next five years. This collaboration is…
The State of Rare Diseases in China The Illness Challenge Foundation (ICF) is an organization devoted to easing the burdens that rare disease patients living in China face. They accomplish this…
A study published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases monitored the long-term progression of 16 patients that had Niemann-Pick Disease type B. The study served to gather important observational data…
The first step in treating rare diseases is accurately diagnosing them. Unfortunately far too many people go years without knowing what is going wrong in their body. Doctors are trained…
According to a story from labiotech.eu, the biotechnology company Orphazyme has been developing an experimental therapy for Niemann-Pick disease type C. In a recent Phase 2/3 clinical trial, the investigational…
According to a story from the Tenterfield Star, a fundraiser was recently held for Tommy Johnston, a one year old boy who was diagnosed with the rare Niemann-Pick disease type…
Niemann-Pick Disease is a genetic lysosomal storage disease. Lipids accumulate in the lysosomes of cells, causing debilitating symptoms. There are three forms of the disease- A, B, and C. Each…
Niemann-Pick Disease Type C is a lysosomal storage disorder caused by malfunction of the NPC1 protein. This protein's dysfunction results in a buildup of lipids in the lysosomes. As a…
According to a story from rdmag.com, the biopharmaceutical company IntraBio Inc., recently announced that its IB1000 series of investigational therapeutic compounds have been granted Orphan Medicinal Drug Designation as a…
According to Biotech and Pharma Industry News, British pharmaceutical manufacturer Mallinckrodt has reported inconclusive results in its Phase 2/3 trial of VTS-270, a drug candidate for the treatment of the…
According to a story from globenewswire.com, the biopharmaceutical company Orphazyme has officially endorsed a set of guidelines that outline how rare disease patient advocacy organizations and drug companies should interact…
According to a story from BioSpace, the biopharmaceutical company Orphazyme recently announced the results from its Phase 2/3 clinical trial of its investigational drug arimoclomol. This therapy is in development…
According to a story from the Milton Keynes Citizen, a local boy named Josh from the Milton Keynes community with the rare lysosomal storage disease Niemann-Pick disease type C will…
According to a story from GlobeNewsWire, the biopharmaceutical company Orphazyme A/S, which is committed to the development of treatments for patients that are living with rare diseases, has recently announced…
The Hempel family decided to take action against Vtesse and Sucampo Phamaceuticals who allegedly stole and sold their private information for profit, reported Forbes. The Hempel family has two twin…
Making scientific discoveries must be a lot like trying to map a coastline in the dark. There’s a lot of bumping into things and getting your feet wet in the…
The Danish biotechnology company, Orphazyme, announced in early May of this year that enrollment was completed for its lead study program for Niemann-Pick type C disease. Niemann-Pick disease is a…
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