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Regulator and Funder? FDA’s Orphan Products Grants Program awards significant funding to help move promising treatments through clinical development

FDA Law Blog: Drug Discovery

Food and Drug Administration (FDA) plays a pivotal role in fostering the development of treatments for rare diseases through its Orphan Products Grants Program. Each year, FDA selects a limited number of clinical trials to fund to help sponsors pursue development of medical products for rare diseases and advance their field.

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Challenges in Clinical Development of Products for Rare Disease

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There are over 7,000 rare diseases affecting more than 30 million people in the United States, and despite the FDA's approval of over 600 treatments for rare diseases since signing the Orphan Drug Act into law in 1983, most rare diseases still do not have a treatment.

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The science of ageing and restoring healthspan

Drug Target Review

We are at the forefront of drug development in an area of research called cellular rejuvenation, which is an approach that has the potential to address many diseases of ageing by restoring aged and injured cells to a more youthful and resilient state. About the author Jerry McLaughlin CEO, Life Biosciences, Inc.

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Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs PART 2

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2022 FDA approved small molecule drugs part 2 Mixing it Up By Julia Shanu-Wilson In Part 1 of this topic we looked at metabolism of the small molecule drugs approved by the FDA in 2022 that were mediated by CYP3A4. 8 This is not the only point of interest. We hope it was a useful two-parter!

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Novavax Announces COVID-19 Vaccine Clinical Development Progress

The Pharma Data

Therefore, the Company has been working closely with the FDA to complete trial-initiation gating activities related to its commercial-scale production at FUJIFILM Diosynth Biotechnologies in Research Triangle Park, North Carolina. NVX-CoV2373 (SARS-CoV-2 vaccine) FDA Approval History. Novavax was awarded $1.6

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Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 1

Metabolite Tales Blog

Metabolism of 2023 FDA Approved Small Molecules – PART 1 By Julia Shanu-Wilson 2023 was a fruitful year for drug approvals by the FDA, with a crop of 34 small molecules out of a total of 55 new drugs [1]. link] [19] FDA prescribing information for zilucoplan. Blood 129(13): 1823-1830. link] [13] Eng et al.,

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ViiV Healthcare Announces Analysis Showing no Antiretroviral Therapy Interruptions Due to COVID-19 Across its Clinical Development Programme for Investigational, Long-Acting Cabotegravir and Rilpivirine

The Pharma Data

and Shionogi Limited as shareholders, today announced the positive findings of a pooled analysis of COVID-19-related impacts across the investigational long-acting cabotegravir and rilpivirine clinical development programme. Related Articles: Cabenuva (cabotegravir and rilpivirine) FDA Approval History. Source: GSK .