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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

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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Lilly’s Lepodisiran Achieves Over 90% Reduction in Heart Disease Marker in Phase II Trial

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The Phase II results were presented at the American College of Cardiology 2025 Scientific Sessions. Lilly shared that the ACCLAIM-Lp(a) Phase III clinical development program is currently enrolling. The findings suggest that lepodisiran could offer a durable treatment option for individuals with elevated Lp(a) levels.

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AstraZeneca to Acquire Alexion, Accelerating the Company’s Strategic and Financial Development

The Pharma Data

Chief Executive Officer, Alexion , said: “For nearly 30 years Alexion has worked to develop and deliver transformative medicines to patients around the world with rare and devastating diseases. More recently, AstraZeneca has increased its efforts in immunology research and the development of medicines for immune-mediated diseases.

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BlueRock secures FDA fast track; Omniscient rakes in $29M; Neuspera’s nerve implant gets a $65M boost Rivus’ therapy nabs $35M

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Joachim Fruebis, chief development officer of BlueRock, said that receiving fast track designation from the FDA is a crucial step, which will help them further progress clinical development of their DA01 cell therapy approach for Parkinson’s disease.

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Vericiguat approved in Japan to treat patients with chronic heart failure

The Pharma Data

Vericiguat is being jointly developed with MSD (a tradename of Merck & Co., The vericiguat program is being co-developed by Bayer and MSD. The companies share equally the costs of the development of vericiguat. Kenilworth, NJ, USA). About Vericiguat Vericiguat 2.5 MSD has the commercial rights to vericiguat in the U.S.

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Bayer delivers on medical innovation fueling transformation of pharma business

The Pharma Data

At its annual Pharma Media Day 2022, Bayer presented the latest developments in the ongoing transformation of its pharmaceuticals business, which is aimed at delivering long-term, sustainable business growth by bringing forward new options for patients. “We

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Novo Nordisk moves chronic kidney disease drug ziltivekimab into phase 3

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Novo Nordisk has announced plans to move its ziltivekimab into phase 3 clinical development in atherosclerosis with chronic kidney disease after a mid-stage trial met its main goal. Data were announced at the virtual American College of Cardiology annual conference and published simultaneously in The Lancet.

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