3D Bio: 3DBio Therapeutics Receives Orphan Drug Designation for AuriNovo for Ear Reconstruction in Microtia Patients

NEW YORK, Nov. 19, 2019 /PRNewswire/ -- 3DBio Therapeutics, an emerging leader in the field of 3D-bioprinting for human therapeutic use, today announced it has received Orphan Drug Designation for AuriNovo™, an investigational combination product for reconstruction of the outer ear in patients with microtia. Microtia is a rare congenital disorder causing the outer ear (auricle) to be smaller than typical, misshapen, and sometimes missing at birth; most cases only affect one ear. AuriNovo™ incorporates the patient's own auricular cartilage cells into a 3D-bioprinted, living, full-sized ear construct designed to replace the patient's microtia-affected ear. AuriNovo™ is then implanted under the skin of the auricular region of the patient's head.