Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:PLX) Files An 8-K Other EventsItem 8.01. Other Events
On December 27, 2016, Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. issued a press release announcing the confirmation of the recent letter of intent to purchase alfataliglicerase to treat Gaucher patients in Brazil by the Brazilian Ministry of Health. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated by reference herein.
Item 9.01. Financial Statements and Exhibits
(d) Exhibits
99.1 Press release dated December 27, 2016.
About Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:PLX)
Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. is a biopharmaceutical company. The Company is focused on the development and commercialization of recombinant therapeutic proteins based on its ProCellEx protein expression system (ProCellEx). The Company has developed taliglucerase alfa (marketed under the name Uplyso in Brazil and certain other Latin American countries and Elelyso in the rest of the territories) for the treatment of Gaucher disease that has been approved for marketing in the United States, Brazil, Israel and other markets. The Company’s product pipeline includes PRX-102 for the treatment of Fabry disease; AIR DNase (PRX-110) for Cystic Fibrosis, and Oral Anti-TNF (OPRX-106) Anti Inflammatory. PRX-102 or alpha-GAL-A is an enzyme replacement therapy product for the treatment of Fabry disease. AIR DNase is a plant cell recombinant human Deoxyribonuclease 1. Oral Anti-TNF represents a mode of administering a recombinant anti-TNF protein. Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc. (NYSEMKT:PLX) Recent Trading Information
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