NOVATO, Calif., Sept. 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nachrichten) (Nasdaq and SWX: BMRN) announced today that investigators presented data from preclinical studies of Phenylase(TM) (phenylalalanine ammonia lyase) that suggest the company has successfully addressed key technical challenges associated with its development for the treatment of phenylketonuria (PKU). BioMarin plans to conduct additional preclinical studies of Phenylase, with the intention of filing an Investigational New Drug application (IND) with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration in late 2007.
