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About the CF Foundation William Skach, Chief Scientific Officer, to Retire From the CF Foundation

William Skach, MD, Chief Scientific Officer, will retire from the CF Foundation this summer.

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About the CF Foundation | Fitness CF Foundation Extends Collaboration With Exercise and Wellness Platform Beam Through 2021

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has renewed its commitment to supporting the health and well-being of adults living with cystic fibrosis by supporting free access to the online exercise, education, and well-being platform, Beam.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) CF Foundation Reaffirms Support for COVID-19 Vaccination for People Living With Cystic Fibrosis

FDA issues emergency use authorization for a third COVID-19 vaccine.

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Research | About the CF Foundation | Our Research Approach CF Foundation Awards Up to $2.17 Million to Beyond Air® to Develop Portable NTM Treatment

Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced that it has awarded up to $2.17 million to Beyond Air® to support the development of a portable inhaled nitric oxide treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria, difficult-to-treat bacteria that infect the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis.

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Research | Drug Pipeline | Medications FDA Accepts Vertex Application for Expansion of Trikafta to Include Children ages 6-11

Today, Vertex Pharmaceuticals Inc. announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration has accepted its application to expand Trikafta® (elexacaftor/tezacaftor/ivacaftor) to include children ages 6-11 years old with cystic fibrosis who have at least one F508del or a mutation in the CFTR gene that is responsive based on in vitro data. The FDA has granted priority review of the application and has indicated that it will make a decision by June 8, 2021. 

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Research | About the CF Foundation | Our Research Approach CF Foundation Has Awarded Up to $3M to Kinnear Pharmaceuticals for Anti-Infective

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded up to $3 million to Kinnear Pharmaceuticals to conduct preclinical testing of a broad-spectrum anti-infective that has the potential to treat multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas and other infections in people with cystic fibrosis.

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Coronavirus (COVID-19) CF Foundation Strongly Supports COVID-19 Vaccine Recommendations for People Living With Cystic Fibrosis

On Thursday, January 14 at 7 p.m. ET the CF Foundation will host a live town hall where top questions about the COVID-19 vaccines will be answered by a panel of experts. Register here.

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