This is an approximate transcript (i.e. from notes, not a tape) of an interview between Novazyme and the International Pompe Association (IPA). The participants were, from Novazyme: John Crowley (CEO), Julie Anne Smith (Senior Director, Patient Advocacy), William...

The following is a transcript of a telephone interview conducted for the IPA(International Pompe Association) by Kevin O’Donnell of the AGSD-UK (Association for GlycogenA stored form of sugar used for energy. Storage Disease-United Kingdom. Kevin O’Donnell interviewed Paul Kaplan, General Manager of the...

Excerpt from Pharming Press Release—March 30, 2001 LEIDEN, the Netherlands, March 30, 2001 - Pharming Group N.V. announced the start of a Phase II-III clinical trial of an enzymeA protein that helps the body carry out chemical reactions. replacement therapy for Pompe’s disease. The trial, under management of the...

Excerpt From Press Release-March 20, 2001 CAMBRIDGE, MA and LEIDEN,the Netherlands—Genzyme General (Nasdaq: GENZ), a division of Genzyme Corp., and Pharming Group N.V. (AEX: PHAR and EASDAQ: PHAR) announced the publication March 20 in Genetics in Medicine...

The following is a transcript of a telephone interview conducted for the IPA(International Pompe Association) by Kevin O’Donnell of the AGSD-UK (Association for Glycogen Storage Disease-United Kingdom. Kevin O’Donnell interviewed Paul Kaplan, General Manager of the...

Excerpt From Press Release—October 5, 2000 Genzyme General and Pharming Group N.V., announced today that results from the first two clinical trialsA research study that tests new treatments or approaches in people. ever conducted for Pompe diseaseA rare genetic disease in which the body cannot properly break down glycogen, leading to buildup that damages muscles and can affect breathing and, in some cases, the heart. were presented this week at the American Society of Human Genetics (ASHG) meeting in...

Chen focused on the phase I/II trials underway at Duke with 3 IIa infants. Average age at diagnosis is 5 months and survival thereafter is 3 1/2 months on average, with a range of 0-9 months. Very few baby’s survive a year. Recombinant enzyme from CHO cells (5 mg/kg...

Genzyme Corporation and it’s development partner, Pharming N.V., are committed to providing an effective and practical therapy for Pompe disease that can be made available to the greatest number of patients in the shortest possible time. As part of this commitment,...

The Lancet—July 29, 2000 Recombinant human alpha-glucosidase from rabbit milk in Pompe patients Lancet 2000; 356: 397-398 Hannerieke Van den Hout, Arnold J J Reuser, Arnold G Vulto, M Christa B Loonen, Adri Cromme-Dijkhuis, Ans T Van der Ploeg Following is a short...

Genzyme and Pharming to Fund Commercialization Cambridge, Mass., USA, Durham, N.C., USA, and Leiden, the Netherlands, April 19, 2000 - Genzyme General and Synpac (North Carolina) today announced an agreement under which Genzyme will obtain exclusive, worldwide rights...

Pharming’s first Phase II clinical trial for Pompe’s disease finalised, showing survival, skeletal muscleMuscles that control movement and are commonly affected in Pompe disease. regeneration and overall improvement of heart and lung functions Leiden, the Netherlands, March 15, 2000 The bio-pharmaceutical company Pharming Group N.V....

New York University Medical Center Frank Martiniuk, Ph.D. A collaborative effort to test animal models with enzyme and gene replacement is underway. Dr. Martiniuk is sending the human gene and acid a-glucosidase to Australia to be tested in March on cattle affected by...

Applied Biological Sciences Systemic correction of the muscle disorder glycogen storage disease type IIThe scientific name for Pompe disease, based on how glycogen builds up in the body. after hepatic targeting of a modified adenovirus vectorA delivery system, often based on a modified virus, used to carry genetic material into cells. encoding human acid alpha glucosidase….......... National Academy of Sciences Vol. 96, Issue 16, 8861-8866,...

News Release by Karyn Hede Duke Medical Center News Office August 2, 1999 Using a modified virus to deliver a therapeutic gene, scientists at Duke University Medical Center have shown that, in mice, they can reverse the damage caused by an inherited muscle-wasting...

The first IPA Conference was held on July 2-4, 1999, in Naarden, the Netherlands. The meeting was attended by over 60 participants from 11 countries which included members of the medical and scientific community, patient organizations and industry. Presentations...

The following status statement was released by Synpac (North Carolina), Inc., on June 30, 1999 The following status statement was released by Synpac (North Carolina), Inc., on June 30, 1999 Synpac Pharmaceuticals Limited Cambois, Bedlington, Northumberland NE22 7DB...

The following article by Laura Spinney appears in BioMednews Reports (6- 25-99,#57) Glycogen storage disease type II causes enlargement of certain muscles, particularly the heart and tongue, due to their inability to break down glycogen. A team of American scientists...

Orphan Drug Designation A drug becomes an “orphan” when it receives orphan designation from the Office of Orphan Products Development, FDA. An orphan drug is a drug intended to treat diseases or conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 people per year in the United...

Following is background information and a Q & A released by the Pharming/Genzyme LLC on important issues concerning clinical trials for enzyme replacement therapy now underway in the Netherlands on acid maltase deficiency, Pompe’s disease. Background—Pompe Disease...

Leiden, the Netherlands/Cambridge, Mass., October 14, 1998—Pharming Group N.V. (Easdaq: PHAR), the Netherlands biopharmaceutical company, and the American biotechnology company Genzyme General (Nasdaq: GENZ), has created a joint venture to develop and commercialize...