PLASMA & BIOTHERAPIES

The European Commission, following the positive opinion of the European Medicines Agency (EMEA), has granted the designation of orphan drug to Human Plasminogen, made by Kedrion, in the form of eye drops used for the treatment of ligneous conjunctivitis. Ligneous conjunctivitis is a rare form of conjunctivitis which may lead to blindness and is characterized

For the first time in Europe, a project is currently underway in Naples to develop an anti-infective product for Hepatitis C, containing neutralising immunoglobulins directed against specific viral antigens. With the western market estimated at $400 million ($200 million in the United States alone and about $40 million in Italy), it should guarantee a better

Nabi Biopharmaceuticals (Nasdaq: NABI – News) announced that it has secured an agreement with Kedrion S.p.A., a global biopharmaceutical company, located in Lucca, Italy. Under the terms of the agreement, Nabi Biopharmaceuticals and Kedrion will pursue a common strategy to develop and commercialize Civacir® [Hepatitis C Immune Globulin (Human)] in Europe and the U.S., with

Kedrion S.p.A. and ProMetic BioTherapeutics, Inc., a subsidiary of ProMetic Life Sciences Inc. (TSX: PLI) (“ProMetic”) have formed a strategic alliance to develop orphan drugs derived from human plasma utilizing ProMetic’s proprietary manufacturing process, the Plasma Protein Purification System (PPPS). The alliance between the two companies was created to select specific proteins which can be

Nabi (a biopharmaceutical company based in Florida) announced today that it has initiated in the USA, further to the agreement signed with Kedrion, its Phase II “proof-of-concept” clinical trial for Civacir® [epatitis C human immune globulin]. Civacir®, when approved, would be the first therapy for the prevention of the recurrence of hepatitis C-related liver disease

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