NOVATO, Calif., June 15, 2010 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Raptor Pharmaceutical Corp. ("Raptor" or the "Company") (Nasdaq:RPTP), announced that the European Medicines Agency's ("EMA") Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products ("COMP") has issued a positive opinion recommending orphan medicinal product designation for DR Cysteamine for the potential treatment of cystinosis.