Clinical Hold Halts Larimar’s Friedrich’s Ataxia Candidate And Financing
Executive Summary
Looking to develop the first drug therapy for FA, Larimar gets US FDA hold due to deaths in non-human primate study. This alters clinical development timelines and fundraising plans for the firm.
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