The Foundation’s commitment to these principles will continue to be a cornerstone of the Foundation’s work to advance our mission in 2023.
The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation’s investment will go toward conducting preclinical research on a novel gene delivery vehicle. If successful, this gene delivery method could overcome some of the biggest challenges to delivering a gene therapy into the lung cells of people with cystic fibrosis.
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206 care center directors sign a letter citing clinical consequences if decision moves forward.
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The physical footprint of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Lab grew by about a third this year, enabling startup companies and industry scientists to work and learn alongside lab staff.
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The investment will go toward finishing a Phase 2a clinical trial for an anti-infective to treat chronic infections in people with CF.
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Vertex’s copay assistance changes add an undue burden for people living with an already expensive, challenging lifelong disease.
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Bill will jump-start rebuilding of the antibiotics pipeline that is vital to stave off a looming pandemic.
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Results show that people on Trikafta® enrolled in the six-week study were able to safely stop taking one of the two common CF medications without negatively affecting their health.
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The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation is providing up to $5 million to develop a method to deliver a healthy copy of the CFTR gene into the lung cells of people with CF that is unlikely to trigger an immune system response.
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Addressing variability in newborn screening can prevent missed diagnoses and delays in early care intervention.
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