Tag: medical

MUNICH, July 29, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Meliodays Medical and Celanese Corporation (NYSE: CE) have signed an agreement related to Meliodays’ pre-clinical development of MelioOne^®, the first hormone-free non-contraceptive intrauterine device (IUD) designed to deliver localized relief for menstrual pain. MelioOne^® combines the proven VitalDose^® Drug Delivery Platform from Celanese with Meliodays’ innovative IUD design and non-hormonal active pharmaceutical ingredient (API).

Zurich, July 29, 2025 – MetrioPharm AG, a pharmaceutical company developing drugs for inflammatory and infectious diseases, announced today that the European Medicines Agency has granted Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to its lead compound, MP1032 for the treatment of children affected by Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). This milestone follows the U.S. FDA's ODD, underscoring MP1032's potential as a first-in-class therapy that could minimize reliance on high-dose corticosteroids, which cause severe side effects like osteoporosis, growth stunting, and metabolic issues.

Allschwil, Switzerland, July 29, 2025

WALTHAM, Mass., July 28, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Apellis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq: APLS) today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved EMPAVELI^® (pegcetacoplan) as the first treatment for C3 glomerulopathy (C3G) or primary immune complex membranoproliferative glomerulonephritis (IC-MPGN) in patients 12 years of age and older, to reduce proteinuria. C3G and primary IC-MPGN are rare kidney diseases, affecting 5,000 people in the United States.¹