“We are pleased to receive a notification of positive opinion for orphan drug designation from EMA’s Committee Orphan Medicinal Products following its December plenary meeting,” said Jennifer K. Simpson, PhD, MSN, CRNP, President & Chief Executive Officer of Panbela. “The opinion is timely, as we only a few weeks ago announced first patients enrolled in Europe in our ASPIRE trial. We continue to advance the global clinical trial, as we aim for interim analysis in early 2024.”