Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Highlights CF Focus in State of the Union Address as Model for Precision Medicine

President Barack Obama, during his recent State of the Union Address, highlighted cystic fibrosis (CF) as the nation’s model for the White House’s upcoming strengthened strategy for “precision medicine,” or groundbreaking treatments that specifically target “chinks” in a disease’s “armor” — commonly found all the way down to a…

Galapagos-UA Collaboration on New Antibiotic Research Receives €2.5 million grant

Galapagos NV, a Belgium-based, clinical stage biotech company focused on developing novel mode of action medicines, recently announced it has received a €2.5 million grant from the Flemish Agency for Innovation through Science and Technology (IWT), which is meant to fund the company’s further research and development of new antibiotics. Working…

Carleton Cup CF Event To Support Cystic Fibrosis Canada Planned For This Saturday

The 26th edition of the Carleton Cup, an annual race dedicated to fundraising for the charitable organization Cystic Fibrosis Canada, is taking place this Saturday, January 24th at the largest skating rink in the world, the Rideau Canal, in Ottawa, Canada. Already dubbed as “The Ultimate Canadian Triathlon,” the event aims to join sports with…

CF Trust Advocates Against NHS Policy Changes in England

British parliament is currently debating the plans of England’s National Health Service (NHS) to transfer more healthcare management responsibilities from national specialized services to local commissioners. However, the debate is generating a major discussion in UK healthcare circles about the risks that could come from trusting the specialized care of chronic and…