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EMEA recommends orphan designation for Sygnis’s ALS drug

The European Medicines Agency (EMEA) orphan drug designation program is dedicated to stimulate and support the development of pharmaceuticals to treat life-threatening or very serious and rare diseases, which cannot be treated or can only be treated insufficiently.

Alfred Bach, CEO of Sygnis Pharma, said: “We will plan further steps in close cooperation with EMEA and hope to initiate clinical trials within the next twelve months.”