
Pharma Business - September 1, 2020
Galecto receives US and EU orphan drug designation
Galecto has received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from both the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for GB0139 in the treatment of Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF). The EMA cited clinically relevant biomarker data in IPF patients as a justification for the ODD designation, which provides financial incentives to encourage […]