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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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Research | Infection Prevention and Control International Study Reports COVID-19 Outcomes in People With Cystic Fibrosis

Collaborative effort identifies 40 cases of COVID-19 across eight countries; outcomes for this high-risk population were reported in the Journal of Cystic Fibrosis

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Research | About the CF Foundation | Clinical Trials | Our Research Approach CF Foundation Announces up to $5M Award to Support First-Ever Controlled Clinical Study of Phage Therapy in Cystic Fibrosis

Study reaffirms the Foundation's commitment to advance solutions to the growing challenge of antibiotic resistance and evaluate the use of phage to treat infections for people with CF

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