Virginia-based surgical and medical instrument manufacturer PulmoFlow, Inc. announced Tuesday, December 2 that the US Food and Drug Administration has granted final approval of its New Drug Application for the Kitabis Pak. The drug is a co-packaging of tobramycin inhalation solution and the PARI LC PLUS® Reusable Nebulizer, which is the first…

A new study published in the Orphanet Journal of Rare Diseases, presented the effectiveness of Cysteamine for the treatment of Cystic Fibrosis. The study, entitled  “Cysteamine (Lynovex®), a novel mucoactive antimicrobial & antibiofilm agent for the treatment of cystic fibrosis” was conducted by NovaBiotics Ltd.  researchers. Cystic…

Two recently published reviews in peer-reviewed journals plus another study highlight the potential utility of ceragenins or cationic selective antimicrobials (CSAs) — a proprietary, patented, first-in-class small molecule technology platform for fighting bacterial infections, such as pulmonary infections associated with cystic fibrosis (CF) and hospital acquired infections associated with…

Researchers in the Netherlands found that although adolescents with cystic fibrosis had a higher breathing response to exercise, they were able to breathe adequately enough to be able to perform a moderate exercise task. Cystic fibrosis is one of the most commonly occurring chronic diseases of the lungs…

Corbus Pharmaceuticals has been invited to present during this Thursday’s VirtualInvestorConferences.com on its lead pipeline product Resunab™, indicated for the treatment of serious inflammatory and fibrotic diseases, namely cystic fibrosis and diffuse scleroderma. Representing the company during the upcoming online, live event is CEO Yuval Cohen,…

The Arkansas Chapter of the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation held another successful edition of its Breath of Life Gala last Tuesday, November 25th at the Marriott Hotel in Little Rock. The fundraising event, which has become a tradition in Arkansas, gathered 360 guests and featured a candid speech from Katherine Lambert-Pennington,…

Nottingham University Hospital NHS Trust in the U.K. has announced a new state of the art facility utilizing technology from enterprise partners, including Cisco. The new £6.6 million East Midlands Cystic Fibrosis Adult CF Centre campus at Nottingham University Hospital’s (NUH) NHS Trust City Hospital is designed to…