DeZwarteRidder schreef op 23 januari 2015 18:09:
Nog meer concurrentie....!!!???
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GLOBE NEWSWIRE] BioCryst Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NASDAQ:BCRX) (TREND ANALYSIS) announced that the Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) of the European Medicines Agency (EMA) issued a positive opinion on the application for orphan drug designation for BCX4161 for the treatment of patients with hereditary angioedema (HAE). The European Commission will make a final decision on European Orphan Drug Designation based upon the COMP positive opinion. On December 23, 2014, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granted orphan drug designation for BCX4161.
Discovered by BioCryst, BCX4161 is a novel, selective inhibitor of plasma kallikrein in development for prevention of attacks in patients with HAE. By inhibiting plasma kallikrein, BCX4161 suppresses bradykinin production. Bradykinin is the mediator of acute swelling attacks in HAE patients.