The rare disease-focused firm will pay $90m up front to acquire Orphan Technologies and its Phase I/II enzyme replacement therapy for homocystinuria. Earnouts up to $427m are possible as well.

Sanofi failed in its attempt to have its EU marketing authorization application for avalglucosidase alfa fast-tracked through the centralized review process at the European Medicines Agency. This and other developments relating to the agency's accelerated assessment mechanism are logged in this latest update to the Pink Sheet's EU accelerated assessment tracker.

Another three marketing authorization applications will be fast-tracked through the centralized review process at the European Medicines Agency. The Pink Sheet tracker logs these and other developments relating to the agency's accelerated assessment mechanism.

Takeda will soon seek EU approval of its dengue vaccine candidate. The marketing application will be fast-tracked, as will the applications for Regeneron's evinacumab and bluebird bio's eli-cel Lenti-D gene therapy.