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Dec 12, 2025, 09:34
Giles Platford on Baby Big: Plasma-Derived Drug Against Infant Botulism
Giles Platford, President, Plasma-Derived Therapies Business Unit at Takeda and Chair of the Global Executive Board at PPTA, shared on LinkedIn:
”Plasma-derived therapies are often the only effective treatment for patients with certain rare and complex, chronic conditions.
One case in point is infant botulism: in partnership with the California Department of Public Health, on a non-profit basis, Takeda produces the only FDA-approved treatment for this condition, Baby Big.
The recent outbreak of infant botulism in the U.S. has put a fine point on the importance of this therapy.
Learn more in this story from The Independent”

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