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2014
WuXi Congratulates TaiMed Biologics on Receiving Orphan Drug Designation for Ibalizumab from U.S. FDA
WuXi Congratulates TaiMed Biologics on Receiving Orphan Drug Designation for Ibalizumab from U.S. FDA
SHANGHAI, Oct. 23, 2014 — WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc. (NYSE: WX), a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device R&D services company with operations in China and the United States, today congratulates its partner TaiMed Biologics for receiving the Orphan Drug Designation from U.S. FDA for ibalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of HIV/AIDS infection. This is a significant milestone that brings ibalizumab one step closer to patients.
“We commend TaiMed’s great progress in advancing this important life-saving therapy,” said Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and CEO of WuXi. “This is the first biologic manufactured in China to receive Orphan Drug Designation, a historic milestone for TaiMed, for WuXi, and also for China.”
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