Company:PTC Therapeutics
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| Type | Public |
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| NASDAQ: PTCT Russell 2000 Component | |
| Industry | Pharmaceuticals |
| Headquarters | South Plainfield, New Jersey , United States |
| Website | ptcbio |
PTC Therapeutics is a US pharmaceutical company focused on the development of orally administered small molecule drugs and gene therapy which regulate gene expression by targeting post-transcriptional control (PTC) mechanisms in orphan diseases.[1][2]
In September 2009, PTC entered into an agreement with Roche for the development of orally bioavailable small molecules for central nervous system diseases.[3] PTC acquired the Bio-e platform in 2019.[4]
Products
In 2017, PTC acquired Emflaza (deflazacort) from Marathon Pharmaceuticals.[5] PTC also owns Translarna, (Ataluren) marketed for nonsense mutation Duchenne muscular dystrophy.[6] Together, the two products generated revenues of 174 million dollars and 260 million dollars in 2017 and 2018 respectively.[7]
PTC has the commercialization rights for WAYLIVRA (volanesorsen) in Latin America.[8]
Pipeline
In 2018, PTC acquired Agilis Biotherapeutics and a gene therapy candidate, GT-AADC, with its compelling clinical data in treating aromatic L-amino acid decarboxylase (AADC) deficiency.[9] AADC deficiency is a rare CNS disorder arising from reductions in the enzyme AADC that result from mutations in the dopa decarboxylase (DDC) gene.
In 2020, PTC acquired Censa Pharmaceuticals, Inc., a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of CNSA-001 (sepiapterin), a clinical-stage investigational therapy for orphan metabolic diseases, including phenylketonuria (PKU) and other diseases associated with defects in the tetrahydrobiopterin (BH4) biochemical pathways diagnosed at birth.[10]
In 2020, PTC announced the FDA approval of Evrysdi (risdiplam) for the treatment of spinal muscular atrophy (SMA) in adults and children 2 months and older.[11]
References
- ↑ Bhutta, Sunya (December 2013). "Biopharma Blossoming in the Garden State". Gen. Eng. Biotechnol. News 33 (21): p. 15. http://www.genengnews.com/gen-articles/biopharma-blossoming-in-the-garden-state/5075/.
- ↑ Bain, Lisa J (2006). "Drug development in critical times". NeuroRx 3 (4): 540–3. doi:10.1016/j.nurx.2006.08.004. PMID 17044149.
- ↑ Bratulic, Anna (2009-09-02). "Roche, PTC Therapeutics to partner on CNS drug discovery - FirstWord Pharma". FirstWord Pharma. http://www.firstwordpharma.com/node/375238.
- ↑ Press Release https://www.ptcbio.com/our-science/expertise/bio-e-electron-transfer/
- ↑ House, SA Editor Douglas W. (2017-03-16). "PTC acquires DMD med Emflaza from Marathon Pharma for up to $190M" (in en-US). Seeking Alpha. https://seekingalpha.com/news/3251624-ptc-acquires-dmd-med-emflaza-marathon-pharma-190m.
- ↑ "In The Spotlight: PTC Therapeutics" (in en-us). NASDAQ.com. 2018-07-23. https://www.nasdaq.com/article/in-the-spotlight-ptc-therapeutics-20180723-00195.
- ↑ "In The Spotlight: PTC Therapeutics" (in en-us). NASDAQ.com. 2018-07-23. https://www.nasdaq.com/article/in-the-spotlight-ptc-therapeutics-20180723-00195.
- ↑ Press Releasehttps://www.ptcbio.com/our-pipeline/approved-medicines/
- ↑ PTC Therapeutics website
- ↑ PTC Therapeutics website
- ↑ Press Releasehttps://ir.ptcbio.com/news-releases/news-release-details/ptc-therapeutics-announces-fda-approval-evrysditm-risdiplam
Further reading
- Schneider, Ilene (2009). "Firm Aims to Regulate RNA in Rare Diseases". Genetic Engineering & Biotechnology News 29 (8): 14. http://www.genengnews.com/articles/chitem.aspx?aid=2869. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
External links
- Official website
- Business data for PTC Therapeutics, Inc.:
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