US FDA grants orphan drug and rare paediatric disease designations to GEn1E Lifesciences’ dual signal modulator for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy

GEn1E Lifesciences

9 June 2026 - GEn1E Lifesciences today announced that the US FDA has granted both orphan drug designation and rare paediatric disease designation to GEn-1123 for the treatment of Duchenne muscular dystrophy.

The dual designations mark important regulatory milestones for GEn1E and support the advancement of GEn-1123, a novel oral dual signal modulator designed to target key inflammatory and degenerative drivers of Duchenne muscular dystrophy progression.

Read GEn1E Lifesciences press release

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