LEXINGTON, Mass. and AMSTERDAM, the Netherlands, May 09, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- uniQure N.V. (NASDAQ:QURE), a leading gene therapy company developing transformative therapies for patients with severe medical needs, today reported its financial results for the first quarter of 2017 and highlighted recent progress in advancing its pipeline.
“In early 2017, we continued to make progress across our strategic priorities, including our gene therapy programs in hemophilia B, Huntington’s disease and congestive heart failure,” stated Matthew Kapusta, chief executive officer of uniQure. “Over the past few months, AMT-060 received Breakthrough Therapy and PRIME designation based on the promising data from our ongoing Phase I/II study, and we look forward to presenting updated data from the study in July at ISTH. We also initiated discussions with the FDA regarding planning for a pivotal study, and expect additional interactions with regulators in 2017 as we prepare for late-stage development.”
