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Neurocrine Biosciences receives Orphan Drug Designation for Valbenazine
Biotech | May 13, 2022

Neurocrine Biosciences receives Orphan Drug Designation for Valbenazine

The treatment of chorea associated with HD is within the scope of this Orphan Drug Designation


USFDA grants Orphan Drug Designation for Akantior
Biotech | March 15, 2022

USFDA grants Orphan Drug Designation for Akantior

SIFI is currently evaluating various options for the commercialization of Akantior (polihexanide) globally, including potential out-license agreements outside its core markets


Eplontersen granted Orphan Drug Designation in the US
Biotech | January 24, 2022

Eplontersen granted Orphan Drug Designation in the US

The FDA grants ODD status to medicines and potential new medicines intended for the treatment, diagnosis or prevention of rare diseases or disorders that affect fewer than 200,000 people in the US


USFDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Zydus’ novel compound to treat malaria
Biotech | December 16, 2021

USFDA grants Orphan Drug Designation to Zydus’ novel compound to treat malaria

ZY19489 is a novel anti-malarial compound active against all current clinical strains of P. falciparum and P. vivax, including drug resistant strains


Tezepelumab granted Orphan Drug Designation in the US
Biotech | October 09, 2021

Tezepelumab granted Orphan Drug Designation in the US

Tezepelumab has been granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) in the US by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for the treatment of eosinophilic esophagitis (EoE)


US FDA grants Soligenix Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of T-cell lymphoma
Drug Approval | September 12, 2021

US FDA grants Soligenix Orphan Drug Designation for the treatment of T-cell lymphoma

Extension of hypericin orphan designation beyond cutaneous T-cell lymphoma


Chugai’s Tecentriq gets green light in Japan for hard-to-treat Thymic Carcinoma
Drug Approval | December 27, 2025

Chugai’s Tecentriq gets green light in Japan for hard-to-treat Thymic Carcinoma

The drug had previously received orphan drug designation for this rare cancer on March 31, 2025


EU nod to Wayrilz as breakthrough treatment for hard-to-treat ITP
Drug Approval | December 27, 2025

EU nod to Wayrilz as breakthrough treatment for hard-to-treat ITP

Wayrilz represents a new approach to ITP by targeting the disease at its root through multi-immune modulation


EMA grants orphan drug status to Sanofi’s Efdoralprin Alfa for rare lung disease
Drug Approval | December 20, 2025

EMA grants orphan drug status to Sanofi’s Efdoralprin Alfa for rare lung disease

Efdoralprin alfa, a recombinant human alpha-1 antitrypsin (AAT)-Fc fusion protein, showed superior efficacy to standard plasma-derived therapy in adults with AATD


Ambros Therapeutics launches with $125 million to advance breakthrough therapy for rare pain disorder
News | December 19, 2025

Ambros Therapeutics launches with $125 million to advance breakthrough therapy for rare pain disorder

The funding will support the pivotal Phase 3 clinical trial of neridronate in CRPS-1