Massachusetts-based Vertex Pharmaceuticals, Inc. announced yesterday that they have filed for a New Drug Application (NDA) with the US Food and Drug Administration, and a Marketing Authorization Application (MAA) with the European Medicines Agency (EMA) for their pipeline combination lumacaftor–ivacaftor drug, indicated for the…

A recent study entitled “Stochastic Tracking of Infection in a CF Lung” presents a new algorithm that improves recorded imaging results for examining the lungs of Cystic Fibrosis patients by providing information at a microscopic level of the infection site. This study was published on PlosOne…

Developmental stage biopharmaceutical company Parion Sciences recently announced that the National Institutes of Health‘s grants over the next 5 years in support of pulmonary research programs using their novel pipeline treatments will reach a total of about $15.6 million. These grants have gone to the University of North Carolina,…

Australian specialist pharmaceutical company Pharmaxis has just announced it has successfully enrolled the first participant in an international Phase 3 clinical trial designed to evaluate their lead pipeline product for cystic fibrosis, Bronchitol® (mannitol). Pharmaxis continues to develop novel treatments for chronic respiratory disorders, such as asthma, pulmonary…

A new study on the impact of Cystic Fibrosis carrier status in in vitro fertilization (IVF) procedures and outcomes, entitled “Female cystic fibrosis mutation carriers and assisted reproductive technology: Does carrier status affect reproductive outcomes?“ was recently announced by Celmatix, a New York City-based company…