ACT Granted EU Orphan Medicinal Product Designation For HESC-Derived RPE Cells For Treatment Of Stargardt’s Disease

Advanced Cell Technology, Inc. , a leader in the field of regenerative medicine, announced today that the European Medicines Agency's (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) has officially granted ACT's human embryonic stem cell (hESC)-derived retinal pigment epithelial (RPE) cells designation as an orphan medicinal product for the treatment of Stargardt's Macular Dystrophy (SMD). This follows on the U.S. Food & Drug Administration's (FDA) granting of Orphan Drug Designation for the same program from the company, last year.

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