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      Orphan Drugs Markets 2016-2024: Global Strategic Business Report 2018 - Orphan Drugs Market on a Rapid Growth Trajectory

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      24 Jan, 2018, 22:00 GMT

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      DUBLIN, Jan. 24, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

      The "Orphan Drugs - Global Strategic Business Report" report has been added to ResearchAndMarkets.com's offering.


      The report provides separate comprehensive analytics for the US, Japan, Europe, and Rest of World. Annual estimates and forecasts are provided for the period 2016 through 2024. Also, a five-year historic analysis is provided for these markets. Market data and analytics are derived from primary and secondary research.


      This report analyzes the worldwide markets for Orphan Drugs in US$ Million by the following Product Segments:


      • Biologics
      • Non-Biologics

      The report profiles 140 companies including many key and niche players such as:AbbVie, Inc. (USA)

      • Actelion Pharmaceuticals Ltd. (Switzerland)
      • Alexion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (USA)
      • Amgen, Inc. (USA)
      • AstraZeneca Plc. (UK)
      • Bayer AG (Germany)
      • Biogen Inc. (USA)
      • BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (USA)
      • Boehringer Ingelheim GmbH (Germany)
      • Bristol-Myers Squibb Company (USA)
      • Celgene Corp. (USA)
      • CEL-SCI Corporation (USA)
      • Concordia International Corp. (Canada)
      • Eli Lilly and Company (USA)
      • F. Hoffmann-La Roche Ltd. (Switzerland)
      • Johnson & Johnson (USA)
      • Merck & Co., Inc. (USA)
      • Merck Serono International S.A. (Germany)
      • Novartis AG (Switzerland)
      • Pfizer, Inc. (USA)
      • Recordati S.p.A. (Italy)
      • Orphan Europe (France)
      • Shire Plc. (Ireland)
      • Sanofi SA (France)
      • Genzyme Corp. (USA)
      • Vertex Pharmaceuticals (USA)

      Key Topics Covered:

      1. INDUSTRY OVERVIEW
      A Prelude
      Increasing Adoption of Orphan Drugs by Manufacturers
      The 1983 Orphan Drugs Act (ODA) Kickstarts the Industry
      Major Orphan Drugs Legislations Worldwide
      Orphan Drugs Market on a Rapid Growth Trajectory
      Select Major Organizations Dealing with Rare Diseases in the US, Canada, and EU
      Incentives for Orphan Drug Designation Products in the US, EU, and Japan
      Market Challenges
      Obstacles for Conducting Orphan Drug Research
      Competition
      Orphan Drugs Remain Strong in the Pharmaceutical Pipeline
      Important Orphan Drugs in Pipeline

      2. GROWTH DRIVERS
      Regulatory Incentives
      A Push in the Right Direction
      Growing Unmet Medical Needs
      Fulfilling the Gap
      Rising Incidence of Rare Forms of Cancer
      Opportunities Galore
      Select Orphan Drugs for Cancer
      Rise in Incidence of Renal Cell Carcinoma
      Unmet Needs in AML
      Aging Population Offers Growth Potential
      Pre-Symptomatic Screening to Expand Market Base
      Asia's Rising Awareness and Growing Population to Drive Sales

      3. SELECT MARKET TRENDS
      Drug Repurposing Provides Therapies for Rare Diseases
      The Trend of Old Drugs Re-Surfacing as Orphan Drugs Surges
      Interest of Major Pharmaceutical Firms Signal a Shift in Commercial Dynamics
      Mergers and Acquisitions Drive Market Growth
      Select Mergers & Acquisitions for Orphan Drugs as of the Year 2016
      Growing Scrutiny over Skyrocketing Prices
      Orphan Drugs with High Prices: 2016
      Medical Advancements Foster Growth
      Full Reimbursements Critical for Spurring Uptake of High- Priced Orphan Drugs
      Regulators to Scrutinize Exorbitant Pricing of Ultra-Orphan Drugs
      Strong Market Potential for Ultra-Orphan Drugs for Amyloid Light-chain Amyloidosis
      Increasing Patient Engagement
      The PAG Trend
      Gene Therapy and Bioprocessing Preferred over Chronic Therapies
      Companies Developing Gene Therapies
      International Collaboration
      The Way Forward
      CNS Therapeutics to Gain Focus in the Orphan Drugs Market
      Manufacturers Target Orphan Indications to Curtail Competition in Broader Indications
      Manufacturers Use Orphan Disease to Target Larger Therapeutic Indications
      Treating Autism
      The Next Big Thing?
      Sequencing Technology
      The New Research Tool for Orphan Drugs
      Innovations in Biotechnology
      A Boon for Orphan Drug Research
      Aging Gene Linked to Myeloma
      Antibody with Potential to Treat Multiple Myeloma
      Potential Treatment for Cystic Fibrosis Patients Infected with Mycobacterium abscessus
      Genetic Variants to Improve Treatment of Non-small Cell Lung Cancer

      4. ORPHAN DRUG FDA APPROVALS
      FDA Approved Orphan Drugs (as of July 2017)
      FDA Approved Orphan Drugs (2016)
      FDA Approved Orphan Drugs (2015)
      FDA-Approved Orphan Drugs (2015)

      5. ORPHAN DRUG DESIGNATIONS
      Select Orphan drug designation: 2017 (total 433 as of november 17, 2017)
      Select Orphan drug designations: 2016 (total 333)

      6. REGULATORY SCENARIO
      The Need for Regulation
      US
      The Orphan Drug Act of 1983
      The Amended Pharmaceutical Law 1993 (Japan)
      The Australian Orphan Drugs Program
      1997
      The European Regulation on Orphan Medicinal Products
      1999

      7. PRODUCT OVERVIEW
      Orphan Drugs
      A Prologue
      Orphan Drugs Research Progress
      Select Orphan Disease Definitions
      Glioblastoma Multiforme
      Cystic Fibrosis
      Lyosomal Storage Disorders
      Fabry Disease
      Gaucher's Disease
      Pompe Disease
      Huntington's Disease
      Lymphoma
      Multiple Myeloma
      Atypical Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome (aHUS)
      Chronic Myelogenous Leukemia (CML)
      Cushing's syndrome
      Short Bowel Syndrome (SBS)
      Duchenne's Muscular Dystrophy (DMD)
      Hemophilia
      Homozygous Familial Hypercholesterolemia (hoFH)
      Idiopathic Pulmonary Fibrosis (IPF)
      Metastatic Melanoma
      Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria (PNH)
      Ph+ALL
      Ultra-Orphan Drugs
      Orphan Drug Categorization
      Designation of Orphan Status
      Personalized Medicine and Orphan Drugs
      Regulatory Differences between the US and EU

      8. SELECT PRODUCT APPROVALS/LAUNCHES
      TiGenix Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Cx601
      FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation for Emerald Health Pharmaceuticals lead molecule, EHP-101, to Treat Systemic Scleroderma
      RedHill Biopharma Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for MESUPRON
      FDA Awards Orphan Drug Status to uniQure's Potential Huntington's Therapy
      Boston Biomedical Receives Orphan Drug Designation from FDA for DSP-7888
      Amicus Receives FDA Orphan Drug Status for ATB200/AT2221
      Roche's Actemra/RoActemra (tocilizumab) Receives FDA Approval to Treat CAR T Cell-induced Cytokine Release Syndrome
      AGTC Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Gene Therapy Product Candidate
      Polyneuron' PN-1007 Receives Orphan Drug Status from European Medicines Agency
      FDA Grants Orphan Drug Designation to Versantis VS-01
      Innovate Biopharmaceuticals Applies for FDA's Orphan Drug Designation for INN-108
      FDA Grants Orphan Drug Status for Biohaven's BHV-5000
      Mithra Receives Orphan Drug Designation for E4
      AstraZeneca Receives Orphan Designation from EMA for inebilizumab
      Boehringer Ingelheim gets FDA Orphan Drug Status for BI 836858
      Biostage gets FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Cellspan Esophageal Implant
      AbbVie Obtains FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Risankizumab
      AbbVie gets FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Veliparib
      TiGenix Receives Orphan Drug Designation for Cx601
      Boehringer Ingelheim gets FDA Orphan Drug Designation for nintedanib
      AstraZeneca Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Selumetinib
      Amarantus gets FDA Orphan Drug Designation for Eltoprazine
      AM-Pharma Secures FDA & EMA Orphan Drug Designation
      AstraZeneca's Tremelimumab Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation
      BioArbitrage chooses to focus on the Dynamic Rare Disease Sector
      Acer Therapeutics ACER-002 Receives FDA Orphan Drug Designation

      9. RECENT INDUSTRY ACTIVITY
      Ergomed Plc Plans to Acquire PSR Group BV
      UDG Healthcare Acquires Cambridge BioMarketing
      Horizon Pharma Acquires River Vision Development Corp. and Teprotumumab
      Sun Pharma's Indirect arm Taro Announces Acquisition of Thallion Pharmaceuticals
      Johnson & Johnson Plans to Acquire Actelion
      Escend Offers Opportunity to Acquire or License ES-3000
      Horizon Pharma Agrees to Take Over Raptor Pharmaceutical
      Savara Acquires Serendex Pharmaceuticals
      InSite Vision Inks definitive Agreement with QLT Inc
      Roche Plans to Take over Trophos

      10. FOCUS ON SELECT PLAYERS

      11. GLOBAL MARKET PERSPECTIVE

      Total Companies Profiled: 140 (including Divisions/Subsidiaries (151)

      • The United States (77)
      • Canada (8)
      • Japan (8)
      • Europe (51)
        • France (10)
        • Germany (4)
        • The United Kingdom (7)
        • Italy (3)
        • Rest of Europe (27)
      • Asia-Pacific (Excluding Japan) (3)
      • Middle East (4)

      For more information about this report visit https://www.researchandmarkets.com/research/972cbs/orphan_drugs?w=5

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      Research and Markets
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