Synspira's Cystic Fibrosis Treatment Receives Orpan Drug Designation

Synspira, a privately held company developing a new class of inhaled glycopolymer-based therapeutics for the treatment of pulmonary disease, today announced that it has been granted Orphan Designation by the United States Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for poly (acetyl, arginyl) glucosamine (PAAG15A), for the treatment of cystic fibrosis. Synspira is developing PAAG15A as SNSP113, a potential inhaled treatment to improve lung function in patients with cystic fibrosis (CF).