At the 2016 North American Cystic Fibrosis Conference (NACFC) held on Oct. 27-29 in Orlando, Fla., the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced the recipients of seven awards given to members of the research and medical community whose achievements have helped advance cystic fibrosis research and care.
The lab will use the latest scientific advances -- including stem cell research and gene editing -- to accelerate new treatments for cystic fibrosis.
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation invited more than 100 scientists to its research conference in Savannah, Ga., last month to discuss recent advancements in gene therapy, gene editing and stem-cell biology and how these new technologies could be applied to finding a one-time cure for cystic fibrosis.
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. will award up to $1.7 million to Alaxia SAS to test the safety of a potential inhaled therapy that may fight drug-resistant bacteria that infect people with cystic fibrosis
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Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. has awarded more than $4 million to AlgiPharma AS to continue Phase 2 clinical trials for a drug that may help restore normal function to cystic fibrosis mucus and make it easier for people with CF to cough out.
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