SHIRE: FDA approves VONVENDI® [von Willebrand factor (recombinant)] for perioperative management of bleeding in adult patients with von Willebrand disease[1]

The global biotechnology leader in rare disease, just announced the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved VONVENDI [von Willebrand factor (recombinant)], a recombinant von Willebrand factor (rVWF) treatment for perioperative management of bleeding in adults (age 18 and older) with von Willebrand disease (VWD).1 VONVENDI is also indicated for on-demand treatment and control of bleeding episodes, and it is the first and only recombinant treatment for adults living with VWD, the most common inherited bleeding disorder.1,3-4 Read More »

MCKESSON, INC.: McKesson Board of Directors Releases Findings and Recommendations of Independent Investigation

The Board of Directors of McKesson today released its response to a request from the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, a McKesson stockholder, that the Board perform an investigation into senior management’s and the Board’s oversight of McKesson’s compliance with its legal and regulatory obligations relating to the distribution of opioids. Read More »

APPLIED GENETIC TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION: AGTC Doses First Patient in Phase 1/2 Clinical Study of Gene Therapy for the Treatment of X-Linked Retinitis Pigmentosa

Applied Genetic Technologies Corporation (NASDAQ:AGTC), a biotechnology company conducting human clinical trials of adeno-associated virus (AAV)-based gene therapies for the treatment of rare diseases, today announced that it has dosed the first patient in the Company’s Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating the safety and efficacy of an investigational AAV-based gene therapy for the treatment of X-linked retinitis pigmentosa (XLRP). Read More »