EMA grants orphan drug designation to aTyr Pharma for the Treatment of Limb Girdle Muscular Dystrophy with Resolaris

Release Date: 12-Apr-2017



European Medicine Agency has granted orphan drug designation to aTyr Pharma, Inc. (LIFE), a biotherapeutics company engaged in the discovery and development of Physiocrine-based therapeutics to address severe, rare diseases, for company’s novel product, Resolarisandtrade; for the treatment of limb girdle muscular dystrophy (LGMD) patients.
EMA orphan designation is intended to encourage development of medicines for the diagnosis, treatment, or prevention of life-threatening or chronically debilitating conditions that affect no more than 5 in 10,000 people in the EU. Medicines that receive orphan designation are eligible for a number of incentives, including assistance with development of the medicine; reduced fees for marketing-authorization applications; and extended market exclusivity once the medicine is authorized. Orphan designation is conferred following a positive opinion by the EMA's Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP).
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