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Hemispherx Biopharma's (HEB) Orphan Medicinal Product Application for Ampligen Approved by EC

May 11, 2015 8:33 AM EDT

Hemispherx Biopharma (NYSE: HEB) announces that its European subsidiary, Hemispherx Biopharma Europe N.V./S.A., received formal notification from the European Commission [EU/3/15/1480-EMA/OD/310/14] approving its Orphan Medicinal Product Application for Ampligen®, an experimental therapeutic, to treat Ebola Virus Disease (EVD). Thomas K. Equels, Executive Vice Chairman, states, "European Medicines Agency designation of Ampligen®/rintatolimod as an orphan drug is an important achievement in our path seeking commercial approval of Ampligen® as a prophylactic and early onset therapeutic for Ebola and other lethal viral diseases."... More