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https://news.gatech.edu/news/2026/03/20/atdc-startups-secure-rare-fda-breakthrough-device-status
ATDC Startups Secure Rare FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status | News Center
It’s uncommon for any startup to receive the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Breakthrough Devices designation. For the roughly 40% of applicants who...
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https://nephrodite.com/newsroom/atdc-startups-secure-rare-fda-breakthrough-device-status/
ATDC Startups Secure Rare FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status - Nephrodite
Mar 25, 2026 - It’s uncommon for any startup to receive the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Breakthrough Devices designation. For the roughly 40% of applicants who...
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https://www.gatech.edu/news/2026/03/20/atdc-startups-secure-rare-fda-breakthrough-device-status
ATDC Startups Secure Rare FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status
It’s uncommon for any startup to receive the Food and Drug Administration’s (FDA) Breakthrough Devices designation. For the roughly 40% of applicants who...
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https://atdc.org/atdc-startups-secure-rare-fda-breakthrough-device-status/
ATDC Startups Secure Rare FDA ‘Breakthrough Device’ Status - ATDC
Mar 26, 2026 - Milestone designation signals strong potential to reshape care for dialysis patients and those with chronic knee pain. March 20, 2026 - It’s uncommon for any...
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https://www.biospace.com/fda/rare-disease-leaders-call-for-regulatory-clarity-as-fda-balances-urgency-with-rigor
Rare Disease Leaders Call for Regulatory Clarity as FDA Balances Urgency With Rigor - BioSpace
Apr 2, 2026 - With CBER director Vinay Prasad set to depart the agency at the end of the month, a coalition of patient groups and biotech executives penned a letter...
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https://kevinmd.com/2025/07/fda-delays-could-end-vital-treatment-for-rare-disease-patients.html
FDA delays could end vital treatment for rare disease patients
A patient with primary mitochondrial myopathy urges the FDA to approve Elamipretide, a life-sustaining treatment, warning that delays could halt its production...
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https://medcitynews.com/2026/04/travere-therapeutics-filspari-sparsentan-fda-approval-rare-kidney-disease-proteinuria-fsgs-tvtx/
Bouncing Back From Trial Failure, Travere Wins First FDA Approval in Rare Kidney Disease - MedCity...
Apr 16, 2026 - Travere Therapeutics’ Filspari is now the first FDA-approved drug for focal segmental glomerulosclerosis (FSGS), a rare kidney disease. Analysts project the...
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https://www.statnews.com/pharmalot/2026/03/26/fda-rare-disease-pto-novo-nordisk-340b-abortion-hiv/
Pharmalittle: FDA approves rare disease drug, PTO chief grilled | STAT
Mar 26, 2026 - A bipartisan quartet of senators unveiled legislation to cap the monthly cost of insulin at $35 for patients on private insurance.
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https://www.fda.gov/industry/medical-products-rare-diseases-and-conditions/rare-pediatric-disease-designation-and-priority-review-voucher-programs
Rare Pediatric Disease Designation and Priority Review Voucher Programs | FDA
FDA awards rare pediatric disease PRVs to sponsors of rare pediatric disease products that are approved and meet certain criteria. Prior to submitting a...
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https://www.biospace.com/fda/fda-ties-amgens-rare-inflammatory-disease-drug-to-eight-deaths-dozens-of-liver-injuries
FDA Ties Amgen’s Rare Inflammatory Disease Drug to Eight Deaths, Dozens of Liver Injuries - BioSpace
Apr 1, 2026 - The FDA in January asked Amgen to pull Tavneos from the market, citing liver toxicity issues that affected the drug’s overall risk-benefit profile. The pharma...
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https://www.fda.gov/drugs/development-resources/rare-disease-endpoint-advancement-pilot-program
Rare Disease Endpoint Advancement Pilot Program | FDA
FDA is establishing a Rare Disease Endpoint Advancement (RDEA) Pilot Program to support novel efficacy endpoint development for drugs that treat rare diseases....
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https://www.biospace.com/fda/prasad-out-at-fda-lawmaker-takes-action-on-rare-disease-rejections-and-a-spate-of-obesity-data
Prasad Out at FDA, Lawmaker Takes Action on Rare Disease Rejections, and a Spate of Obesity Data -...
Mar 16, 2026 - Rare disease biotech stocks pop on the news that Vinay Prasad, the FDA’s chief biologics regulator, will depart the FDA at the end of April; Sen. Ron Johnson...
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https://nationalhealthcouncil.org/webinars/a-look-at-rare-disease-listening-sessions-with-nord-and-the-fda/?r_nkey=32bb90e8976aab5298d5da10fe66f21d&r_page=2
A Look at Rare Disease Listening Sessions with NORD and the FDA - National Health Council
Mar 24, 2020 - A Look at Rare Disease Listening Sessions with NORD and the FDA This webinar featured Debbie Drell, Director of Membership, at the National Organization for...
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https://www.npr.org/transcripts/nx-s1-5795526
A gene therapy for a rare form deafness receives FDA approval : NPR
Apr 23, 2026 - The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical milestone.
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https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/23/fda-rare-disease-new-guidelines-plausible-mechanism-pathway/
FDA unveils new pathway for rare disease treatments | STAT
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https://www.statnews.com/2026/02/26/rare-disease-treatment-approval-fda-mixed-messages/
Rare disease advocates perplexed by mixed messages at the FDA | STAT
Feb 26, 2026 - FDA has rejected or reversed course on five gene therapies for rare diseases while simultaneously unveiling expedited pathways for new treatment approvals.
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https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/10/ron-johnson-investigating-fda-rare-disease-drug-denials/
GOP Sen. Johnson investigating FDA rare disease drug rejections | STAT
Mar 10, 2026 - Sen. Ron Johnson has long been an advocate for giving people with rare diseases speedy access to experimental treatments.
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https://www.statnews.com/2026/03/10/fda-says-leucovorin-evidence-lacking-for-autism/
FDA approves leucovorin for rare disorder, not for autism | STAT
Mar 10, 2026 - The FDA action represents a retreat from top officials’ earlier insistence that leucovorin could benefit
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https://www.intelligentliving.co/personalized-medicine-fda-gene-edit/
Personalized Medicine Evolution: How the FDA Plausible Mechanism Framework Impacts Ultra-Rare Gene...
Apr 27, 2026 - FDA's Plausible Mechanism Framework speeds individualized gene therapy review for ultra-rare diseases, prioritizing biological proof over large clinical trials.
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https://www.fda.gov/news-events/press-announcements/fda-launches-framework-accelerating-development-individualized-therapies-ultra-rare-diseases
FDA Launches Framework for Accelerating Development of Individualized Therapies for Ultra-Rare...
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today issued draft guidance for sponsors seeking approval for targeted individualized therapies by generating substantial...
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https://www.npr.org/2026/04/23/nx-s1-5795526/deafness-gene-therapy-regeneron
A gene therapy for a rare form deafness receives FDA approval : NPR
Apr 23, 2026 - The treatment, developed by Regeneron Pharmaceuticals, is for a very rare form of deafness. But it represents a medical milestone.
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https://newsroom.ucla.edu/releases/fda-approves-gene-therapy-leukocyte-adhesion-deficiency-l-pediatric-disease
FDA approves gene therapy for LAD-I, a rare immune disorder | UCLA
All the children treated in a clinical trial are living with restored immune function.
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https://nationalhealthcouncil.org/webinars/a-look-at-rare-disease-listening-sessions-with-nord-and-the-fda/
A Look at Rare Disease Listening Sessions with NORD and the FDA - National Health Council
Mar 24, 2020 - A Look at Rare Disease Listening Sessions with NORD and the FDA This webinar featured Debbie Drell, Director of Membership, at the National Organization for...
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https://patientworthy.com/2026/04/05/draft-guidance-from-fda-introduces-important-changes-to-drug-development-for-rare-diseases/
Draft Guidance from FDA Introduces Important Changes to Drug Development for Rare Diseases –...
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https://www.npr.org/2026/02/23/nx-s1-5720948/fda-rare-disease-gene-therapy
FDA says a plausible mechanism can be enough for rare disease approval : NPR
Feb 23, 2026 - The Food and Drug Administration aims to evaluate treatments for rare diseases based on plausible evidence that they would work — without requiring a clinical...
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https://www.biospace.com/drug-development/6-rare-diseases-that-have-new-fda-approved-treatments
6 Rare Diseases That Have New FDA-Approved Treatments - BioSpace
Feb 28, 2025 - ITF, IntraBio and Orchard are among the companies that have won FDA nods in the past year for Duchenne muscular dystrophy, Niemann-Pick disease type C,...
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