Velaglucerase alfa, sold under the brand name Vpriv and manufactured by Shire plc, is a hydrolytic lysosomal glucocerebroside-specific enzyme, which is a recombinant form of glucocerebrosidase indicated as a long-term enzyme replacement therapy for those with Gaucher disease Type 1. It has an identical amino acid sequence to the naturally occurring enzyme. It was approved for use by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) on February 26, 2010. Velaglucerase alfa was approved for medical use in the European Union in August 2010.