UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20549
FORM 8-K
CURRENT REPORT
Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): August 27, 2018
PTC THERAPEUTICS, INC.
(Exact Name of Company as Specified in Charter)
Delaware | 001-35969 | 04-3416587 | ||
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation) | (Commission File Number) | (IRS Employer Identification No.) | ||
100 Corporate Court | ||
South Plainfield, NJ | 07080 | |
(Address of Principal Executive Offices) | (Zip Code) | |
Company’s telephone number, including area code: (908) 222-7000
Not applicable
(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)
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Item 8.01. Other Events.
On August 27, 2018, Akcea Therapeutics, Inc. (“Akcea”), an affiliate of Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (“Ionis”), and Ionis issued a press release stating that Akcea and Ionis received a Complete Response Letter from the Division of Metabolism and Endocrinology Products of the U.S. Food and Drug Administration regarding the New Drug Application for WAYLIVRA™ (volanesorsen) for the treatment of people with familial chylomicronemia syndrome (“FCS”). WAYLIVRA is also under regulatory review in the E.U. and Canada for the treatment of people with FCS.
As previously disclosed, WAYLIVRA, an antisense drug candidate in development for two rare metabolic disorders, FCS and familial partial lipodystrophy (FPL), is subject to a collaboration and license agreement by and between Akcea and PTC Therapeutics International Limited (“PTC”), a subsidiary of PTC Therapeutics, Inc., pursuant to which, among other things, Akcea granted PTC an exclusive right and license to develop, manufacture and commercialize WAYLIVRA in countries in Latin America and the Caribbean.
Signature
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this Report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.
PTC Therapeutics, Inc. | ||
Date: August 28, 2018 | By: | /s/ Mark E. Boulding |
Name: | Mark E. Boulding | |
Title: | Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer | |