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05/08/2020at 16:52

Leo Pharma wants to be first in US with hand eczema treatment

After securing fast-track status from the FDA, Leo Pharma hopes to become the first company in the US to specifically address chronic hand eczema, for which there is no treatment in the country.
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BY ELIZABETH MØNSTED JOHANSEN, translated by Jonas Sahl Jørgensen

In many ways, Leo Pharma is headed into unknown territory after the firm secured fast-track status for its drug candidate delgocitinib from the US Food and Drug Administration, FDA.

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Klaus Holse is chairman of the Confederation of Danish Industry and board member of at tech firm Terma – both roles with ties to William Demant Invest CEO Niels Jacobsen | Foto: Pr / Dansk Industri
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