Liestal, Switzerland, May 5, 2011 - Santhera Pharmaceuticals (SIX: SANN) announced today that it will present positive data from an open-label extension study (IONIA-E) evaluating Catena® for the treatment of Friedreich's Ataxia. The findings indicate that Catena® can offer therapeutic benefit to pediatric patients by improving overall neurological function, particularly fine motor skills, and speech. Data will be presented by the principal investigator of the study, Dr. David Lynch from Children's Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) on May 7 2011 in Strasbourg, France at the 4th International Friedreich's Ataxia Scientific Conference

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