Vascular Biogenics Ltd (VBLT)

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My take away is that a medical committee reviewed the data and found it compelling enough to grant orphan status.

Here is the background for the COMP coordinator:
http://www.ema.europa.eu/docs/en_GB/document_library/contacts/bdaum_CV.pdf

The committee consists of medical professionals with similar backgrounds. Their vote, imo, is significant because in order to get the designation, they get an up close view of all the data and immediate answers to any question that they may have.