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DGAP-News: Atriva receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Zapnometinib to treat Hantavirus Infections

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Monday, January 10, 2022

"Antiviral efficacy of zapnometinib against hantavirus has been previously proven in vitro in an academic collaboration.

Key Points: 
  • "Antiviral efficacy of zapnometinib against hantavirus has been previously proven in vitro in an academic collaboration.
  • Dr. Rainer Lichtenberger, CEO of Atriva Therapeutics, commented: "The Orphan Drug Designation we received for our lead drug candidate zapnometinib is an important milestone towards addressing the urgent needs of patients infected with hantavirus.
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    The FDA may grant Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) to support the development and evaluation of new treatments for rare diseases.
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    The Atriva lead product zapnometinib (ATR-002) is developed specifically to treat diseases such as influenza and COVID-19, caused by RNA viruses.