by Sriparna Roy
“April 23 (Reuters) – The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved Regeneron’s gene therapy for a rare genetic form of deafness, the company said on Thursday.
This approval, granted under the FDA’s new priority voucher program, marks the introduction of the first gene therapy for genetic hearing loss to the market.
Regeneron said the therapy Otarmeni will be available for free to patients in the United States. Regeneron is also set to announce a drug pricing deal with the White House this afternoon.”