Gene Therapy to Treat Localized Scleroderma

  At the recent BIO International Convention held in Phildelphia, PA, we talked with John Maslowski, President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of Fibrocell Science, about his company’s gene therapy pipeline, including a therapy to treat localized scleroderma....

Update on Patisiran to Treat Hereditary ATTR

  At the BIO International Convention held in Philadelphia, PA, we talked with Akshay Vaishnaw, MD, PhD, Chief Medical Officer at Alnylam Pharmaceuticals about the company’s approved RNA interference (RNAi) drug, Patisiran, to treat to hereditary...

Peter Saltonstall Discusses the Orphan Drug Act

  Peter Saltonstall, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National Organization for Rare Disorders (NORD), discusses his organization’s position on the Orphan Drug Act. NORD is in the process of setting up a Task Force to look at the Orphan Drug Act...