Overview
On 23 March 2010, orphan designation (EU/3/10/727) was granted by the European Commission to Oxford BioMedica (UK) Ltd, United Kingdom, for lentiviral vector containing the human MYO7A gene for the treatment of retinitis pigmentosa in Usher syndrome 1B.
Key facts
Active substance |
Lentiviral vector containing the human MYO7A gene
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Intended use |
Treatment of retinitis pigmentosa in Usher syndrome 1B
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Orphan designation status |
Positive
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EU designation number |
EU/3/10/727
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Date of designation |
23/03/2010
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Sponsor |
Sanofi Winthrop Industrie |
Update history
Date | Update |
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March 2023 | The sponsorship was transferred from Sanofi-Aventis Groupe, France to Sanofi Winthrop Industrie, France. |
June 2015 | The sponsorship was transferred to Sanofi-Aventis Groupe, France. |
June 2014 | The sponsorship was transferred to Sanofi-Aventis Recherche & Développement, France. |
Patients' organisations
For contact details of patients’ organisations whose activities are targeted at rare diseases, see:
European Organisation for Rare Diseases (EURORDIS), a non-governmental alliance of patient organisations and individuals active in the field of rare diseases.
Orphanet, a database containing information on rare diseases, which includes a directory of patients’ organisations registered in Europe.
EU register of orphan medicines
The list of medicines that have received an orphan designation in the EU is available on the European Commission's website: