IPA Statement: The End of Myozyme Supply Restrictions

Dear IPA Affiliate, You will no doubt have heard the wonderful news that Myozyme from the Belgian production facility has been approved for patients within the European Community (see the IPA website for the press release). Another great success has been the adoption...

Pompe Program Update from Genzyme

Supply Update In January 2009, Genzyme notified the Pompe community that we were experiencing a temporary constraint in the global supply of Myozyme® (alglucosidase alfa) produced at the 2000 L bioreactor scale and that inventories were extremely tight. We are pleased...

Genzyme Receives Positive Opinion on Myozyme from CHMP

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Genzyme Corporation (Nasdaq: GENZ) announced today that the Committee for Medicinal Products for Human Use (CHMP) has issued a positive opinion on the company’s variation to produce Myozyme® (alglucosidase alfa) at the 4000 liter (L) bioreactor...

November 2008 Pompe Program Update 2

Genzyme Pompe Program Update- November 17, 2008 We would like to take this opportunity to provide an important update to the Pompe Community. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has informed Genzyme that the FDA plans an accelerated approval for alglucosidase...

November 2008 Pompe Program Update

Genzyme Program Update November 10th, 2008 Genzyme would like to take this opportunity to provide an update to the Pompe Community. The US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) held a meeting of its Endocrinologic and Metabolic Drugs Advisory Committee on October 21,...