Poner atención a la diversidad de voces es fundamental a medida que continuamos con nuestra meta de escuchar, aprender y actuar contra el racismo y la discriminación.
Hearing from diverse voices is critical as we continue our journey to listen, learn, and take action against racism and discrimination.
The CF Foundation has successfully completed a sale of its remaining stake in royalties related to Vertex's CFTR modulators for an upfront payment of $575 million and a potential future payment of $75 million, bringing additional resources to the fight against CF.
On Aug. 27, leaders from the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, along with several people from the CF community, participated in a virtual public meeting hosted by the Institute for Clinical and Economic Review to provide insights and expertise on the value of CFTR modulators.
Thirty-three new projects are being funded as part of the Foundation's $100 million Infection Research Initiative.
Recipients include four programs from around the country that engage and empower the CF community.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation awarded nearly $700,000 to Calibr, the drug discovery and development arm of Scripps Research, to screen for a compound that could be used to treat Burkholderia cepacia complex infections.
The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it has approved the use of ivacaftor (Kalydeco™) to treat people with cystic fibrosis ages 6 and older who have the R117H mutation.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has launched a new program that will fund 60 additional research coordinators to help speed the progress of CF clinical trials throughout its Therapeutics Development Network (TDN).
In 2014, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and advocates across the country played a vital role in shaping issues important to the CF community. CF advocates attended more than 500 meetings with elected officials and sent them more than 60,000 messages advocating on behalf of people with CF.