chillion Announces ACH-4471 Receives Positive Opinion for Orphan Drug Designation in the European Union for the Treatment of C3 Glomerulopathy
NEW HAVEN, Conn., Feb. 26, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Achillion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (Nasdaq:ACHN), a biopharmaceutical company focused on advancing small molecule factor D inhibitors to modulate the complement alternative pathway, today announced that the European Medicines Agency (EMA) Committee for Orphan Medicinal Products (COMP) issued a positive opinion on ACH-4471 for orphan status in the European Union (EU) for the treatment of C3 glomerulopathy (C3G).