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About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Drug Pipeline CF Foundation Featured at Congressional Hearing on Patients’ Involvement in Drug Development

CF Foundation President and CEO Robert J. Beall, Ph.D. testified today before the House of Representatives' Energy and Commerce Committee at a hearing entitled, “21st Century Cures: Incorporating the Patient Perspective.”

July 11, 2014 | 2 min read
About the CF Foundation | Drug Pipeline | Antibiotics FDA Approves New Powder Form of CF Drug TOBI®

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved TOBI® Podhaler™ (tobramycin inhalation powder), a dry powder formulation of the antibiotic TOBI, to treat lung infections caused by the bacteria Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa).

March 25, 2013 | 1 min read
About the CF Foundation | Public Policy | Drug Pipeline Statement from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation on Senate HELP Committee’s Approval of the EXPERRT Act

Legislation Would Increase Patient and Expert Participation in FDA Review of Rare Disease Treatments

April 25, 2012 | 3 min read
About the CF Foundation | Drug Pipeline | Medications FDA Approves Ultresa — Pancreatic Enzyme Therapy for People with CF

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced that it has approved Ultresa™ delayed-release capsules, a pancreatic enzyme replacement therapy. Ultresa (pancrelipase) is manufactured by Aptalis Pharma.

March 2, 2012 | 1 min read
About the CF Foundation | Drug Pipeline | Our Research Approach Genzyme and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Announce Collaboration to Discover New CF Drugs

New Effort Will Search for Potential Therapies Targeting the Most Common Mutation of Cystic Fibrosis

Nov. 16, 2011 | 4 min read
Public Policy | Drug Pipeline | About the CF Foundation CF Foundation Drug Development Model Showcased at Congressional Briefing

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation's successful business model was at the center of a congressional briefing in Washington, D.C., today, which focused on strategies for jump-starting drug development for rare diseases.

June 14, 2011 | 2 min read