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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

These have included clinical trials for rare diseases across metabolic (n=5), oncology (n=5), cardiology (n=3), dermatology (n=3), pulmonary (n=3), hematology (n=2), hepatology (n=2), ocular (n=2), transplant (n=1), gastrointestinal (n=1), immunology (n=1), infectious (n=1), neurology (n=1), orthopedic (n=1), and toxicology (n=1) indications.

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Pfizer buys immuno-inflammatory firm Arena Pharmaceuticals for $6.7b

Outsourcing Pharma

The pharmaceutical company currently has several promising treatments in development for gastroenterological, dermatological, and cardiological conditions.

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Dermatology drug developer taps into Veeva engagement tool

Outsourcing Pharma

With Veeva Link for Key People, LEO Pharma is looking to deepen its efforts to engage with knowledgeable medical professionals in the dermatology community.

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LEO Pharma enhances dermatology pipeline with Timber Pharmaceuticals takeover

BioPharma Reporter

LEO Pharma has acquired Timber Pharmaceuticals, in a deal that will add an âattractiveâ late stage asset to its pipeline in medical dermatology, the company said.

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US FDA accepts Arcutis’ NDA for seborrheic dermatitis therapy

Pharmaceutical Technology

The regulator has set 16 December 2023 as a prescription drug user fee act (PDUFA) target action date for the decision on the application. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has accepted Arcutis Biotherapeutics ’ new drug application (NDA) for roflumilast foam 0.3% to treat patients aged nine years and above with seborrheic dermatitis.

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Alys Pharmaceuticals launches with $100m financing from Medicxi to advance immuno-dermatology focused pipeline

BioPharma Reporter

Alys Pharmaceuticals, an immuno-dermatology focused company, has launched with $100 million financing by Medicxi and an R&D pipeline enabled by multiple platform technologies.

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Almirall and Absci partnership will help deliver life-changing medicines

BioPharma Reporter

A partnership combining an integrated drug creation platform with a company specializing in dermatological expertise will deliver life-changing medicines to patients.