Rising numbers of European orphan approvals: Data byte

If approvals of orphan therapies by the European Commission continue at their current rate, they could reach numbers not seen since 2018, which was the biggest year for approvals of orphan drugs since at least 2012.

The EC approved 27 orphan drugs in 2018, up from nine in 2012. After falling to eight in 2019, orphan approvals reached 22 last year, the second best showing on record...