ADVANCED THERAPIES COMMITTEE CHAIR PREDICTS SURGE IN HIGH LEVEL MEDICINE DEVELOPMENT

THE EUROPEAN Medicines Agency’s committee for advanced therapies has predicted a surge in market approval applications (MAAs) for such specialist medicines. Committee chair Christian Schneider said: “With the approval of the first gene therapy in 2012, the CAT is paving the way for the approval of similarly complex medicines…as more gene therapies for rare diseases, personalised medicines and nanomedicines are on their way.” EMA last year approved a treatment for lipoprotein lipase (LPL) deficiency. And a note from the committee said: “While the number ...


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