WuXi Congratulates TaiMed Biologics On Receiving Orphan Drug Designation For Ibalizumab From U.S. FDA

WuXi PharmaTech (Cayman) Inc.

, a leading pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device R&D services company with operations in China and the United States, today congratulates its partner TaiMed Biologics for receiving the Orphan Drug Designation from U.S. FDA for ibalizumab, a humanized monoclonal antibody for the treatment of HIV/AIDS infection. This is a significant milestone that brings ibalizumab one step closer to patients. "We commend TaiMed's great progress in advancing this important life-saving therapy," said Dr. Ge Li, Chairman and CEO of WuXi. "This is the first biologic manufactured in China to receive Orphan Drug Designation, a historic milestone for TaiMed, for WuXi, and also for China."