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Research | Antibiotics | Our Research Approach CF Foundation Awards Up to $5.6 Million to Develop Novel Antibiotic to Fight Drug-Resistant Bacteria

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded up to $5.6 million to Microbion Corporation to develop a novel, inhaled antibiotic to treat drug-resistant bacterial infections in people with cystic fibrosis.

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Research | Clinical Trials | Our Research Approach CF Foundation Awards Funding for First-Ever Controlled Clinical Study of Phage Therapy in CF

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation awarded up to $5 million to Armata Pharmaceuticals for the first-ever controlled clinical study of phage therapy in CF, reaffirming the Foundation's commitment to advance innovative solutions to the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance.

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Research | Our Research Approach Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Supports Development of Non-Porcine Enzyme Therapy

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has entered into an agreement with Synspira Therapeutics Inc. to develop a non-porcine enzyme replacement therapy to offer an alternative to people with cystic fibrosis who cannot digest food properly.

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Our Research Approach CF Foundation Awards Icagen Up to $11 Million for Nonsense Mutation Research

Icagen Inc. will focus on drug discovery, screening for compounds that could suppress nonsense mutations, and using computer modeling to identify molecules that are suitable to be developed into drugs.

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Our Research Approach CF Foundation Awards Up to $25 Million for the Development of a Novel Drug to Reduce Inflammation in CF

The drug company Corbus Pharmaceuticals will start its next Phase 2 clinical trial to test a potential inflammation-targeting drug in people with cystic fibrosis in the first quarter of 2018.

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Our Research Approach CFFT Activities Transferred to the CF Foundation

This week, Congress approved a budget resolution that will allow lawmakers to make certain changes to the Affordable Care Act and Medicaid.

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