Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS)
ALS is the most common form of motor neurone disease (MND)
ALS is a fatal neurodegenerative disorder. It is characterized by progressive muscular paralysis reflecting the degeneration of motor neurons in the primary motor cortex, corticospinal tracts, brainstem and spinal cord.
Up to 5000
Adults in the UK are affected by MND at any one time
Source: MND Association, 2025
55 years
Average age of onset of ALS
Source: ALS Association, 2025
1 in 300
Risk of developing MND across a lifetime
Source: MND Association, 2025
Zambon is committed to providing treatment options in CNS
Through its collaboration with Aquestive, Zambon has further strengthened its commitment to orphan diseases and to the CNS area, enriching its portfolio with a therapy for ALS.
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Innovation
We are moving toward establishing a global pipeline focused on specialties.
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Zambon's daily commitment: improving the lives of patients.