Douglas Paul, PhD Discusses the Orphan Drug Act

Douglas Paul, PharmD, PhD discusses the Orphan Drug Act and the issue of whether Pharma and Biotech companies are “gaming the system,” when bringing drugs or devices before the FDA. The FDA Office of Orphan Products Development (OOPD) aims to advance the...

Gorlin Syndrome Overview

Jean Tang, MD, PhD is co-founder of PellePharm and serves on the PellePharm board of directors. She is a practicing dermatologist and associate professor of dermatology at Stanford University. In this video, Dr. Tang discusses Gorlin Syndrome, a rare, genetic, disease...

Being Diagnosed with Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease

Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease (CMT) is one of the most common inherited neurological disorders, affecting approximately 1 in 2,500 people in the United States. The disease is named for the three physicians who first identified it in 1886 – Jean-Martin Charcot and...

Clinical Trials for Neurofibromatosis

Annette Bakker, PhD, President and Chief Scientific Officer of the Children’s Tumor Foundation (CTF), discusses the many ongoing clinical trials for Neurofibromatosis. Neurofibromatosis type 1 occurs in 1 in 3,000 to 4,000 people worldwide. It is a condition...

Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP) Overview

Rob Neville of Savara Pharmaceuticals discusses Pulmonary Alveolar Proteinosis (PAP) is a rare lung disease, which affects approximately 7 persons in a million people. It is characterised by the build-up of grainy material in the air sacs (alveoli) in the lungs. The...