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BioMarin Partner AnGes MG, Inc. Submits BLA to Japanese Ministry of Health
August 31st, 2007
BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) announced that AnGes MG, Inc. (AnGes), BioMarin's marketing and distribution partner in Japan, has submitted a Biologics License Application (BLA) for Naglazyme(R) (galsulfase) to the Japanese Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare. "We are pleased to be working with AnGes to bring the first drug treatment option to MPS VI patients in Japan," said Stephen Aselage, Senior Vice President of Global Commercial Development at BioMarin. "Patient advocacy groups and medical societies in Japan have shown a strong interest in Naglazyme, and we are honored to bring this life-altering therapy to MPS VI patients in the U.S.,...
Source: Drug Week (2007-08-31)
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