Dec 21, 2004 | NEWS
CAMBRIDGE, MA—Genzyme Corp. (Nasdaq: GENZ) announced today that the European Medicines Agency (EMEA) has accepted its marketing authorization application for Myozyme® (alglucosidase alfa), an investigational enzyme replacement therapy for Pompe disease. If approved,...
Oct 12, 2004 | NEWS
On 9th and 10th October, the AGSD (UK) held its annual patient conference. This year we were more ambitious than usual in that the Pompe Workshop extended into a second day. Families and speakers arrived on the Friday night and we held an informal conference dinner on...
Nov 3, 2003 | NEWS
Medical experts and patients are invited to attend the International Pompe Conference 2003. The goal of the conference is to bring together scientific expertise and patients’ experience. On the way towards a therapy for Pompe’s Disease there were and are many examples...
May 29, 2003 | NEWS
Genzyme General (Nasdaq: GENZ), a division of Genzyme Corp., announced today that it has treated the first patient in a pivotal clinical trial evaluating the use of its MyozymeTM recombinant human acid alpha-glucosidase enzyme (rhGAA) as a potential treatment for...
Mar 20, 2003 | NEWS
CAMBRIDGE, Mass – Genzyme General (Nasdaq: GENZ), a division of Genzyme Corp., announced today that it has begun enrolment in a clinical trial evaluating the use of its Myozyme™ recombinant human acid alpha -Glucosidase enzyme as a potential treatment for Pompe...
Dec 2, 2002 | NEWS
An update by Genzyme regarding treatment for Pompe disease. Q: What is the status of the Pompe program? Genzyme has made strong progress within its Pompe disease program since its decision earlier this year to move forward with an internally developed product...
Oct 2, 2002 | NEWS
IBaarn, October 2nd 2002 Dear IPA members, Herewith I would like to inform you about the IPA/Genzyme telephone conference of September 24 2002. We discussed issues concerning the production, the transition, new trials and the meeting with the Erasmus University, VSN,...
Jul 4, 2002 | NEWS
In July 2002, Genzyme began the transition of the nine transgenic (rabbit derived enzyme) patients to the CHO derived product. Three of the nine patients (infantile patients in the Netherlands) will remain on the transgenic enzyme until April 2003, when supply will be...
Apr 18, 2002 | NEWS
Board members of the IPA, the International Pompe Association, met with key representatives of Genzyme in Cambridge, Massachusetts on April 16-17, 2002. The IPA members in attendance were: Randall House, AMDA-US; Marylyn House, AMDA-US, Ria Broekgaarden, VSN-The...
Apr 17, 2002 | NEWS
Excerpt From Genzyme’s April 17, 2002 Press Release Pompe Update Genzyme is moving forward aggressively with its program to develop an effective therapy for Pompe disease. Genzyme has invested significant resources over the past four years pursuing the most promising...
