Ultragenyx Announces License of Intellectual Property for the Treatment of Epilepsy and Other Seizure-Related Disorders With Triheptanoin

News | 08. 05. 2014

Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical

New Patent Also Issued With Composition Claims for Triheptanoin

NOVATO, Calif., Aug. 5, 2014 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Ultragenyx Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq:RARE), a biopharmaceutical company focused on the development of novel products for rare and ultra-rare diseases, today announced a license agreement with UniQuest Pty Limited for intellectual property related to the treatment of refractory epilepsy and other seizure-related and neurologic disorders with triheptanoin (UX007). The intellectual property originated from research on epilepsy and other neurologic models conducted at The University of Queensland.