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Research | About the CF Foundation | Our Research Approach CF Foundation Awards Contract to Life Edit Therapeutics to Explore Gene Editing Technology in CF

Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced that it has awarded up to $400,000 to Life Edit Therapeutics Inc. to explore the application of their unique gene editing technology in CF.

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Research | About the CF Foundation CF Foundation Commits up to $14 Million in Funding to Expand Research Agreement With Synspira Therapeutics

New funding will support clinical development of two novel therapies to address complications of cystic fibrosis

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Research | About the CF Foundation | Clinical Trials CF Foundation Awards Up to $2M to Eloxx for Additional Support for Studies into Nonsense Mutations Therapy

Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced a new award of up to $2 million to Eloxx Pharmaceuticals Inc. to support the global Phase 2 clinical program of ELX-02, a potential therapy to treat people with cystic fibrosis who have nonsense mutations.

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Research | About the CF Foundation | Our Research Approach CF Foundation Awards Up to $2.17 Million to Beyond Air® to Develop Portable NTM Treatment

Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced that it has awarded up to $2.17 million to Beyond Air® to support the development of a portable inhaled nitric oxide treatment for nontuberculous mycobacteria, difficult-to-treat bacteria that infect the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis.

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Research | About the CF Foundation | Our Research Approach CF Foundation Has Awarded Up to $3M to Kinnear Pharmaceuticals for Anti-Infective

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation has awarded up to $3 million to Kinnear Pharmaceuticals to conduct preclinical testing of a broad-spectrum anti-infective that has the potential to treat multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas and other infections in people with cystic fibrosis.

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Research | About the CF Foundation | Our Research Approach Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Announces Nine Research Agreements to Advance Its Path to a Cure

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced a new set of research agreements to drive progress on its Path to a Cure. The nine awards will advance a variety of tools and strategies to accelerate treatments for the underlying cause of cystic fibrosis for all people with CF, regardless of their mutations.

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Research | Antibiotics | About the CF Foundation CF Foundation Awards Up to $3.3M to Polyphor for Inhaled Version of Antibiotic to Treat Pseudomonas

Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced it has awarded up to $3.3 million to Polyphor AG to develop an inhaled version of murepavadin, an antibiotic that targets multi-drug resistant Pseudomonas aeruginosa infections in people with cystic fibrosis. About 17% of individuals with CF who had Pseudomonas infections last year had multi-drug resistant strains.

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Research | About the CF Foundation | Our Research Approach CF Foundation Awards up to $2.4M for a New Approach to Reduce Infections

Potential treatment from Calithera Biosciences minimizes growth of germs in the lungs

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Research | About the CF Foundation CF Foundation Provides Funding to enGene Inc. to Develop Gene Delivery Vehicle

Today, the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation announced that it awarded funding to enGene Inc. to develop a customized vehicle to deliver genetic-based therapies, such as gene therapy and gene editing, into the lung cells of people with cystic fibrosis (CF). Delivering genetic-based therapies to the lungs is a key hurdle to developing effective treatments for all people with CF, including individuals with two nonsense and rare mutations.

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Research | About the CF Foundation Cystic Fibrosis Foundation and Longwood Fund Launch CF Incubator

Nonprofit commits $20 million to fund projects and accelerate genetic therapies for CF

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