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2010 Senate Appropriations Hearing on FDA's Review Process for Rare Diseases

2010 FDA Hearing on Rare Diseases

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Kakkis in the News

*  Orphan Drug Advocates Continue Press For Policies Not In PDUFA Pact - InsideHealthPolicy.com - September 12, 2011
*  EveryLife Pushes New Drug Review Structure As PDUFA Debate Nears - FDA Week - August 19, 2011
*  Crafting a Robust Business Model for Orphan Drug Development - HUMAN GENE THERAPY - July 01, 2011
*  Our Hero: The Crusade of Dr. Emil Kakkis '82 to hasten treatment for kids with rare diseases - Pomoma College Magazine - December 31, 2010
*  Battling Rare Diseases in a Blockbuster World - California Biomedical Industry 2010 Report - December 31, 2010
*  Novato doctor seeks cures for rare childhood diseases - Marin Independent Journal - December 18, 2010
*  Dr. Kakkis Featured on the "PERSPECTIVES" PODCAST SERIES, presented by Children's Rare Disease Network. - - November 29, 2010
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*  Former BioMarin exec targets orphan drugs - San Francisco Business Times - October 15, 2010
*  Dr. Kakkis receives Spirit of Excellence Award from the Los Angeles Biomedical Research Institute - - November 06, 2009
*  Debate Continues Over Patient Access to Investigational Drugs - Medscape Medical News - November 03, 2009
*  New FDA Groups For Rare, Neglected Diseases Could Speed Path to Market - The Grey Sheet - October 12, 2009
*  Harbor-UCLA Pediatrics Alumni Interview with Emil Kakkis, M.D., Ph.D. - Harbor UCLA - October 10, 2009
*  Patient Group Hopes Tweaks to Approps Bill Lead to New FDA Office - FDA Week - October 09, 2009
*  Expanded Access Programs Vital, but New Rules Raise Concerns - - October 01, 2009
(Posted with permission of BioWorld Today, www.bioworld.com)
*  Dr. Kakkis, First Visiting Scientist of The Manton Center for Orphan Disease Research - - September 09, 2009
*  Patient Group Seeks New FDA Rare Disorder Office in Approps Bill - FDA Week - August 28, 2009
 

Foundation Papers, Presentations, Releases & Letters

*  Dr. Kakkis’ Response to an article on rare cancer published by the Journal of the American Medical Association - - July 07, 2011
*  The potential investment impact of improved access to accelerated approval on the development of treatments for low prevalence rare diseases - Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - July 06, 2011  by B. Miyamoto & Emil Kakkis, MD PhD
*  Dr. Emil Kakkis and 16 Other Rock Stars of Science Paired with 8 Rock Celebrities - in GQ's December “Men of the Year” Issue - November 17, 2010
*  A Great Win for Rare Diseases in U.S. Senate Appropriation Bill - EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases - July 15, 2010
*  Dr. Kakkis' video presentation at the 11th International Symposium on MPS and Related Diseases, in Adelaide, South Australia - - June 30, 2010- Part 1  - Part 2  - Part 3
*  "1st Annual EveryLife Art Contest Winners Announced" - EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases - March 21, 2010
*  Foundation taps into JP Morgan Healthcare Conference Attendees to Accelerate Biotech Innovation for Rare Diseases - EveryLife Foundation for Rare Diseases - January 10, 2010
 

Rare Diseases in the News

*  Does market exclusivity hinder the development of Follow-on Orphan Medicinal Products in Europe? - Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases - September 05, 2011
*  Rare Disease Report: Advocating for treatments to change modern medicine - Washington Post, Media Planet - July 25, 2011
*  Accelerating access to treatments for rare diseases - Nature Reviews Drug Discovery - June 24, 2011
*  Children’s Hospital Oakland Receives FDA Clearance to Begin World’s First Cyclodextrin Administration Into the Brains of Twins with Rare and Deadly Cholesterol Disease - Oakland Children’s Hospital - September 23, 2010
*  Senate and House Conferees Agree on Rare and Neglected Diseases Language - FDA Law Blog - October 31, 2009
*  Senate Agriculture/FDA Appropriations Bill Amendment Seeks to Streamline Development and Regulation of Orphan Drugs and Neglected Diseases - FDA Law Blog - August 31, 2009
*  A Summary of the NORD Partners in Progress Summit - Washington, DC - May 31, 2009
 

Archive

*  BioMarin forges business from ‘orphan’ malady - San Francisco Business Times - December 05, 2008
*  Firm thrives making drugs for rare conditions - San Francisco Chronicle - July 13, 2008
*  '83 law called big boost for rare-disease drugs - The Boston Globe - May 01, 2006
*  Ryan's Hope, How a Father Refused to Let His Son Die - Biography - June 30, 2003
*  Saving Ryan - Readers Digest - May 31, 2001
*  A Fight With Many Winners - Los Angeles Times - February 01, 2001