Zogenix / en Strengthening our commitment for people living with epilepsy /about-ucb/magazine/detail/article/strengthening-our-commitment-for-people-living-with-epilepsy <span>Strengthening our commitment for people living with epilepsy</span> <div class="field field--name-field-newsroom-author-title field--type-string field--label-above field__items"> Charl van Zyl, EVP Neurology Solutions &amp; Head of Europe/International </div> <span><span lang about="/user/8671" typeof="schema:Person" property="schema:name" datatype content="Nathalie.Vandenbruaene@ucb.com">Vandenbruaene …</span></span> <span><time datetime="2022-03-09T16:41:13+01:00" title="Wednesday 9 March 2022 - 16:41">Wed 09/03/2022 - 16:41</time> </span> <div class="field field--name-field-newsroom-author-image field--type-entity-reference field--label-above field__items"> <article class="media media--type-image media--view-mode-default"> <div class="field field--name-image field--type-image field--label-hidden field__items"> <img loading="lazy" src="/sites/default/files/styles/ucb_header_image/public/2022-03/100_Charl_van_Zyl_20181213_ucbportrait_228.jpg.webp?itok=2cInirPc" width="100" height="100" typeof="foaf:Image"> </div> </article> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newsroom-content field--type-text-long field--label-above field__items"> <p><br> This week&nbsp;½ðºÌÓéÀÖ³Ç announced the successful acquisition of Zogenix. The acquisition reinforces ½ðºÌÓéÀֳǒs sustainable patient value strategy, broadening and building upon our role in addressing unmet needs of people living with specific or rare forms of epilepsy.</p> <p>Rare forms of epilepsy such as Dravet syndrome, have a significant impact on quality of life and if not identified early and treated appropriately, can lead to an elevated mortality rate than in the general epilepsy population.&nbsp;There is a clear urgency in identifying new solutions for people living with these rarer forms of epilepsy to ensure that they, and their families, have access to the care they need.</p> <p>Zogenix is a company that is passionate about tackling these challenges and is committed to developing therapies with the potential to transform the lives of patients and their families living with rare diseases, such as Dravet syndrome and Lennox-Gastaut syndrome.&nbsp;</p> <p>At ½ðºÌÓéÀÖ³Ç, we share this ambition of bringing even greater value for people living with different forms of epilepsy. We have provided solutions that have helped transform the epilepsy landscape and improve the lives of millions of people. However, we understand that much more needs to be done to allow people living with different forms of epilepsy live their best lives.</p> <p>We are very pleased to reach today’s milestone and to welcome the Zogenix team to the ½ðºÌÓéÀÖ³Ç family. We have a lot of important work ahead of us to deliver on our ambitions, and we look forward to working together to deliver greater value for people living with epilepsy.</p> <p>See the press release <a href="/stories-media/Press-Releases/article/½ðºÌÓéÀÖ³Ç-Completes-Acquisition-of-Zogenix-Inc">here</a>.&nbsp;</p> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newsroom-category field--type-entity-reference field--label-above field__items"> <a href="/taxonomy/term/1907" hreflang="en">about ucb</a> </div> <div class="field field--name-field-newsroom-tags field--type-entity-reference field--label-above field__items"> <a href="/taxonomy/term/5681" hreflang="en">Zogenix</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/5437" hreflang="en"> epilepsy</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/5691" hreflang="en">Dravet syndrome</a> <a href="/taxonomy/term/5701" hreflang="en">Lennox-Gastaut syndrome</a> </div> <div> <div class="comments-wrapper"> <div class="comment-area"> <h2 class="red">Leave a Comment</h2> <drupal-render-placeholder callback="comment.lazy_builders:renderForm" arguments="0=node&amp;1=13361&amp;2=field_newsroom_askexpert&amp;3=ask_expert" token="MIsJRoiwvGLLIaYtNayRZCfG8B4TqIDJF1ZfR6_yWr0"></drupal-render-placeholder> <span class="toggle-form js-toggle-form"></span> </div> </div> </div> <span class="a2a_kit a2a_kit_size_16 addtoany_list" data-a2a-url="/about-ucb/magazine/detail/article/strengthening-our-commitment-for-people-living-with-epilepsy" data-a2a-title="Strengthening our commitment for people living with epilepsy"><a class="a2a_dd addtoany_share" href="https://www.addtoany.com/share#url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.ucb.com%2Fabout-ucb%2Fmagazine%2Fdetail%2Farticle%2Fstrengthening-our-commitment-for-people-living-with-epilepsy&amp;title=Strengthening%20our%20commitment%20for%20people%20living%20with%20epilepsy"></a><a class="a2a_button a2a_button_facebook"><img src="/themes/custom/ucb_premier/images/a2a/facebook-icon.svg" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button a2a_button_linkedin"><img src="/themes/custom/ucb_premier/images/a2a/linkedin-icon.svg" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="linkedin"></a><a class="a2a_button a2a_button_twitter"><img src="/themes/custom/ucb_premier/images/a2a/twitter-icon.svg" width="16" height="16" border="0" alt="twitter"></a></span> <div class="field field--name-field-like field--type-likes-dislikes field--label-above field__items"> <div class="like_dislike"> <div class="like"> <a rel="nofollow" class="use-ajax" href="/like-dislike/like/eyJlbnRpdHlfdHlwZSI6Im5vZGUiLCJlbnRpdHlfaWQiOiIxMzM2MSIsImZpZWxkX25hbWUiOiJmaWVsZF9saWtlIiwibGlrZXMiOiI2ODYiLCJkaXNsaWtlcyI6Ii0yNjcifQ%3D%3D"></a> <span class="like-13361"> 686 Likes </span> </div> </div> <div id="like_dislike_status"></div> </div> Wed, 09 Mar 2022 15:41:13 +0000 Vandenbruaene Nathalie 13361 at