Bloomsbury Genetic Therapies Ltd. has announced it received orphan drug designations from the FDA and the European Commission for BGT-INAD, an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of infantile neuroaxonal dystrophy (INAD).
Bloomsbury Genetic Therapies Ltd. has announced U.S. and E.U. orphan drug designations for BGT-NPC, an investigational gene therapy for the treatment of Niemann-Pick disease type C (NPC). BGT-NPC is an investigational AAV9 gene therapy designed to provide a potentially curative solution to NPC patients following a one-time injection in the cerebrospinal fluid.
Baudax Bio Inc.’s lead clinical candidate, TI-168, has been awarded U.S. orphan drug designation by the FDA for the treatment of hemophilia A with inhibitors. TI-168 is a next-generation, factor VIII (FVIII)-specific regulatory T-cell (Treg) therapy designed to address hemophilia A in patients with FVIII inhibitors.
Pepgen Inc. has received a no objection letter from Health Canada for its clinical trial application (CTA) to initiate a phase I study of PGN-EDODM1 in patients with myotonic dystrophy type 1 (DM1). Initial data from the study are expected next year.
The FDA has awarded orphan drug designation to Healx Ltd.’s HLX-1502 for the treatment of neurofibromatosis type 1 (NF1). HLX-1502, discovered through the company’s proprietary artificial intelligence (AI) drug discovery platform, has a first-in-class mechanism and supporting data that indicate the potential for a good safety profile.
Canariabio Inc.'s MAb-AR20.5 has been awarded orphan drug designation by the FDA for pancreatic cancer. MAb-AR20.5 is an IgG1k type murine monoclonal antibody that binds specifically to the circulating and tumor-associated antigen (MUC1) expressed on pancreatic cancer cells.
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