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Galapagos and Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Sign €1.3 million* Agreement
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics to Provide Alnylam with $1.5 Million in Funding for Discovery Efforts
Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics Inc. made its first major award last month to advance gene editing research in cystic fibrosis. Editas Medicine Inc. will explore the potential of using what some scientists refer to as “a tiny pair of scissors” to snip out the genetic defect that causes CF.
Dr. James Chmiel shares new developments in drugs to reduce inflammation in the lungs and help prevent lung damage.
Dr. Jennifer Taylor-Cousar shares new developments in drugs that fight infections in the lungs of people with cystic fibrosis.
My brother received a liver transplant the day before his 15th birthday but soon needed another.