by CAP | Feb 15, 2017 | Press Releases
CRANBURY, N.J. and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq:FOLD), a global biotechnology company at the forefront of rare and orphan diseases, today presented new scientific findings and preclinical data on functional outcomes in an oral presentation and poster1 at the 13thAnnual WORLDSymposium™ in San Diego, CA. ATB200/AT2221 is a novel treatment paradigm that consists of ATB200, a unique recombinant human acid alpha-glucosidase (rhGAA) enzyme with optimized carbohydrate structures, particularly mannose-6 phosphate (M6P), to enhance uptake in muscles, co-administered with AT2221, a pharmacological chaperone designed to stabilize ERT in circulation.
by CAP | Feb 15, 2017 | Press Releases
CRANBURY, N.J. and SAN DIEGO, Feb. 15, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq:FOLD), a global biotechnology company at the forefront of rare and orphan diseases, today presented additional positive preliminary data from a global Phase 1/2 study (ATB200-02) to investigate ATB200/AT2221 in a poster1 at the 13th Annual WORLDSymposium™ in San Diego, CA. ATB200/AT2221 is a novel treatment paradigm that consists of ATB200, a unique recombinant human acid alpha-glucosidase (rhGAA) enzyme with optimized carbohydrate structures, particularly mannose-6 phosphate (M6P), to enhance uptake, co-administered with AT2221, a pharmacological chaperone.
by CAP | Dec 20, 2016 | Press Releases
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sanofi Genzyme, the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi, today announced the recipients of the sixth annual Patient Advocacy Leadership (PAL) Awards. The global PAL Awards program supports projects by non-profit organizations that serve patients living with lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs), a group of rare, inherited disorders that can cause progressive and debilitating health problems.
by CAP | Dec 8, 2016 | Press Releases
CRANBURY, N.J., Dec. 08, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Amicus Therapeutics (Nasdaq:FOLD), a global biotechnology company at the forefront of rare and orphan diseases, today announced positive preliminary data from a global Phase 1/2 study (ATB200-02) to investigate ATB200/AT2221>. ATB200/AT2221 is a novel treatment paradigm that consists of ATB200, a unique recombinant human acid alpha-glucosidase (rhGAA) enzyme with optimized carbohydrate structures, particularly mannose-6 phosphate (M6P), to enhance uptake, co-administered with AT2221, a pharmacological chaperone.
by CAP | Nov 4, 2016 | Press Releases
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sanofi Genzyme, the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi, announced today that the first patient has been enrolled and received an infusion in a pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial named COMET for the investigational therapy neoGAA.
by International Pompe Association | Apr 14, 2016 | Press Releases
The Netherlands, (April 14, 2016) – April 15, 2016 will be the Third Annual International Pompe Day. The International Pompe Association (IPA), with the support of the global Pompe community, launched International Pompe Day in 2014. The goal of International Pompe Day is to raise global awareness of Pompe disease, a rare neuromuscular condition that affects approximately 1 in 40,000 people around the world.
by CAP | Mar 3, 2016 | Press Releases
PARIS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sanofi and its specialty care global business unit Sanofi Genzyme today presented data from NEO1, its Phase 1/2 clinical study evaluating the investigational novel enzyme replacement therapy neoGAA in 24 patients with late-onset Pompe disease.
by CAP | Jan 19, 2016 | Press Releases
VANCOUVER, Jan. 19, 2016 /CNW/ – Most of the 2.8 million Canadians with a rare disease experience extraordinary and unnecessary barriers getting the right diagnosis, specialist, and treatment. On the eve of Canada’s Health Ministers’ meeting in Vancouver, the Canadian Organization for Rare Disorders (CORD) and the Economic Club of Canada convened a panel calling for the immediate implementation of Canada’s Rare Disease Strategy.
by CAP | Jan 11, 2016 | Press Releases
SAN RAFAEL, Calif., Jan. 11, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:BMRN) today announced interim results from INSPIRE, a Phase 2 trial for reveglucosidase alfa, a fusion protein of insulin-like growth factor 2 and acid alpha-glucosidase (IGF2-GAA) being studied for the treatment of late-onset Pompe disease (LOPD).
by CAP | Jan 6, 2016 | Press Releases
CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Sanofi Genzyme, the specialty care global business unit of Sanofi, today announced the recipients of the fifth annual Patient Advocacy Leadership (PAL) awards. The global grant program supports projects by non-profit organizations that serve patients living with lysosomal storage disorders (LSDs), a group of rare, inherited disorders that can cause progressive and debilitating health problems.
