Targanta Therapeutics' Oritavancin MAA Accepted for Review by European Medicines Evaluation Agency

CAMBRIDGE, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Targanta Therapeutics Corporation (Nasdaq: TARG) today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has accepted for review its Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) for oritavancin, Targanta’s novel semi-synthetic lipoglycopeptide antibiotic candidate with potent bactericidal (killing) activity against a broad spectrum of gram-positive bacteria. Targanta is seeking approval of intravenous oritavancin in the European Union for the treatment of complicated skin and soft tissue infections (cSSTI) caused by gram-positive bacteria, including methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA). Targanta announced the submission of its MAA for oritavancin to EMEA on June 9, 2008.