Business Opportunities for Orphan Drugs for Rare Diseases
About this Event
Ian Phillips, Norris Professor of Applied Life Sciences, Director of the Center for Rare Disease Therapies, Keck Graduate Institute will be giving a talk on:
- How companies are finding profit in rare diseases
- FDA requirements for an orphan drug designation
- Tax and exclusivity advantages of filing for an orphan drug
- Potential impact orphan drugs have on future medical therapies
Type of event
Science Entrepreneurship Students Lecture/SeminarOrganizer

Caltech Eclub
The Caltech Entrepreneurship Club aims to provide aspiring Caltech entrepreneurs with the knowledge and connections to help launch the companies of the future. Our myriad of events include hosting business plan competitions, entrepreneurship bootcamps, field trips to Silicon Valley and San Diego, the Entrepreneurship Seminar Series which brings successful entrepreneurs to campus, and the Startup Workshop Series which provides detailed information on legal matters and other logistics.
We also have close relationships with: Caltech's Office of Technology Transfer, Caltech's Career Development Center, Idealab, Innovate Pasadena, Pasadena Angels, Life Science Angels, Kairos Society, Art Center Business Club, Techsparks, Dartmouth Entrepreneurship Network, Ken Pickar's class, Farshad Lahouti's class and other groups interested in fostering entrepreneurship. We hope to build an entrepreneurial spirit at Caltech.
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