January 12, 2009
Acorda Therapeutics Inc., a Hawthorne-based biotech company, said that it is pushing ahead with plans to seek regulatory approval for its most promising product, Fampridine-SR, a drug to help people with multiple sclerosis walk.
The company said that it remains on schedule to file a new drug application for the medication with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration during the first quarter. It also expects to submit applications for the medication to regulators in Europe and Canada.
“We are also beginning discussions with potential marketing partners to explore commercialization options in Europe and the rest of world excluding the U.S.,” Chief Executive Officer Ron Cohen said in a written statement. “Achieving these milestones will bring us closer to our goal of making Fampridine-SR available to the many people with MS who may benefit from it.”
