AMSTERDAM, July 7, 2011 /PRNewswire/ --
Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics (Euronext: AMT), a leader in
the field of human gene therapy, announced today that it has filed
a request for re-examination of the Marketing Authorisation
Application for Glybera® with the European Medicines Agency.
Glybera is a gene therapy for the genetic disorder lipoprotein
lipase deficiency. The Company expects that the re-examination of
the dossier will be completed by the end of 2011.
AboutAmsterdamMolecular Therapeutics
AMT is a world leader in the development of human gene
based therapies. The company's lead product Glybera®, a gene
therapy for lipoprotein lipase deficiency (LPLD), is currently
under review by the European Medicines Agency (EMA). If approved,
Glybera will be the first gene therapy product to be marketed in
Europe. AMT also has a product pipeline of several gene therapy
products in development for hemophilia B, Duchenne muscular
dystrophy, acute intermittent porphyria, Parkinson's disease and
SanfilippoB. Using adeno-associated viral (AAV) derived vectors as
the delivery vehicle of choice for therapeutic genes, the company
has been able to design and validate probably the world's first
stable and scalable AAV manufacturing platform. This
proprietary platform can be applied to a large number of
rare (orphan) diseases caused by one faulty gene and allows
AMT to pursue its strategy of focusing on this sector of the
industry. AMT was founded in 1998 and is based in Amsterdam.
Further information can be found at http://www.amtbiopharma.com.
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number of factors and uncertainties affecting AMT's
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update any forward-looking statements herein except as required by
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SOURCE Amsterdam Molecular Therapeutics B.V