** Shares in Pharming Group PHAR.AS rise 5.2% after the
Dutch biopharmaceutical firm received a marketing authorization
for its drug Joenja (leniolisib) in the UK
** It says the drug is currently under evaluation by the
National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) for NHS
reimbursement
** Leniolisib is the first treatment approved in Britain for
APDS, a rare and progressive primary immunodeficiency
** Including Thursday's rise, the stock is down 29.4% YTD
(Reporting by Dimitri Rhodes)
((Dimitri.Rhodes@thomsonreuters.com;))