Orphazyme burned through millions of dollars in futile fight for success

Biotech is an expensive business, something Orphazyme can attest to. Over the years, it spent hundreds of millions of dollars developing its main asset, without ever crossing the finish line.

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by christian bundgaard, translated by catherine brett

Despite its best efforts, biotech firm Orphazyme never managed to make an approved drug out of its candidate arimoclomol. This was despite the firm spending billions of kroner on the candidate.

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