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The U.K. Cystic Fibrosis Trust is partnering with the U.S. Cystic Fibrosis Foundation to fund a Strategic Research Centre (SRC) — a virtual collaboration bringing together investigators with different backgrounds and areas of expertise — to advance the development of gene-editing therapies for treating cystic fibrosis…

The European Commission has approved the combination of Symkevi (tezacaftor/ivacaftor) and Kalydeco (ivacaftor) for the treatment of children, ages 6 to 11, with cystic fibrosis (CF) carrying certain genetic mutations. Eligible children must carry either two copies of the F508del mutation — the most common mutation…

Using pig lungs as a model, scientists discovered that Staphylococcus aureus, a species of bacteria often found in the lungs of children with cystic fibrosis (CF), preferentially colonizes the mucus circulating there rather than organ tissue itself. According to the researchers, these findings may open new ways of treating…

The NuvoAir Home platform — NuvoAir’s respiratory support system for people with lung diseases — allows adults and children with cystic fibrosis (CF) to gather high quality data on the health of their lungs at home and without medical supervision. Adherence to NuvoAir’s respiratory system, and its…

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation (CFF) has awarded up to $2.4 million to Calithera Biosciences to advance in testing CB-280, its investigative oral therapy that aiming to lower the risk of lung infections in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). An enrolling clinical trial is underway in…

Medicine by Design, which supports work in regenerative medicines, gave a 2020 New Ideas Awards to support a researcher exploring an alternative pathway to the CFTR protein as a possible treatment for cystic fibrosis (CF). The awardee, Amy Wong, PhD, works in developmental and stem cell biology at the…

Konglomerate Games, the student-made company that developed a video game to encourage children with cystic fibrosis (CF) to do their breathing exercises, won first prize in the 2020 Santander Universities Entrepreneurship Awards. These awards are part of the Santander Universities Emerging Entrepreneurs Programme, which has been created to…

Gastrointestinal (GI) problems are common to people with cystic fibrosis (CF), especially those with pancreatic insufficiency, and can considerably disrupt daily life, an online survey by researchers in the U.K. reported. More attention needs to be given to the disease’s GI complications, the research team said. CF is primarily…

If Trikafta — Vertex Pharmaceuticals’ next-generation triple combination cystic fibrosis (CF) therapy — were to be available in Canada next year, the median age of CF patients could rise by 9.2 years and the number of deaths drop by 15% over the next 10 years, a forecast study reported.

Proteostasis Therapeutics (PTI) has entered into a definitive merger agreement with Yumanity Therapeutics to leverage their common expertise about protein misfolding to advance the development of disease-modifying therapies for several disorders. The merger should be complete before the end of the year. The combined company will operate under the…