Tag: children

July 28, 2025
News Release

CELEBRATION, Fla., July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Zevra Therapeutics, Inc. (NasdaqGS: ZVRA) (Zevra, or the Company), a commercial-stage company focused on providing therapies for people living with rare diseases, announced the company submitted a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) to the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for the evaluation of arimoclomol for the treatment of Niemann-Pick Disease Type C (NPC). NPC is an ultra-rare, neurological disease caused by genetic mutations that result in lipid accumulation in cells, leading to visceral, neurological, and psychiatric symptoms. Arimoclomol is the only treatment shown to directly target the underlying pathology of NPC by increasing gene expression for improved lipid clearance. Arimoclomol for the treatment of NPC has been designated as an Orphan Medicinal Product by the EMA. Arimoclomol is marketed in the U.S. under the brand name MIPLYFFA®.

NEW YORK and MAINZ, GERMANY, July 25, 2025 — Pfizer Inc. (NYSE: PFE, “Pfizer”) and BioNTech SE (Nasdaq: BNTX, “BioNTech”) announced today that the European Medicines Agency’s (EMA) Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has recommended marketing authorization for the companies’ LP.8.1-adapted monovalent COVID-19 vaccine (COMIRNATY^® LP.8.1) for active immunization to prevent COVID-19 caused by SARS-CoV-2 in individuals 6 months of age and older. The adaptation is based on the recommendation from the EMA’s Emergency Task Force (ETF) to update COVID-19 vaccines to target the LP.8.1 variant for the 2025-2026 season. The ETF stated that “targeting LP.8.1 will help maintain the effectiveness of the vaccines as SARS-CoV-2 continues to evolve.”²

VIENTIANE, Laos, July 24, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To celebrate the 10th anniversary of the commissioning and operation of the Nam Ngiep 2 Hydropower Station in Laos, China International Water & Electric Corp. (CWE), a subsidiary of China Communications Construction Company (CCCG), held “Lancang Mekong Green Course” Open Day event from July 4 to 5, 2025. The event drew wide participation from students and faculty of the National University of Laos, government representatives at various levels, and residents from surrounding communities, who came together to witness the station’s achievements over the past decade.