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Jeremy Hirota, a St. Joseph’s Healthcare-Hamilton researcher, has been awarded a New Investigator Research Grant to help create a precision medicine tool for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF). The grant is sponsored by the SickKids Foundation and the Canadian Institutes of Health Research. Hirota, a respiratory researcher at St. Joseph’s and an…

The Colton Underwood Legacy Foundation has partnered with International Biophysics, the manufacturer of AffloVest, to provide 50 cystic fibrosis (CF) patients with the next-gen airway clearance therapy in all 50 U.S. states. The foundation, created in 2015 by former NFL linebacker Colton Underwood, encourages youth participation in…

The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation Therapeutics (CFFT) has given an award worth up to $5 million to Savara Pharmaceuticals to support the continued development of AeroVanc, an inhaled antibiotic intended to treat persistent methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) lung infection in individuals with cystic fibrosis (CF). CFFT is the non-profit drug discovery…

Galapagos has initiated a Phase 1 clinical trial in healthy volunteers to evaluate a new C2 corrector, called GLPG3221, developed for the treatment of cystic fibrosis (CF). The Phase 1 study, being conducted in Belgium, will evaluate the safety and tolerability of GLPG3221, and seeks to understand how the…

Proteostasis Therapeutics is eliminating 13 research positions in order to save $3 million as it “readjusts priorities to focus resources on researching and developing” its cystic fibrosis (CF) programs, including clinical trials for PTI-428, PTI-801 and PTI-808 small molecules. The R&D shift also includes its discovery-stage program in…

Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced a $750,000 addition to its cystic fibrosis (CF) research innovation program that supports the work of young scientists aiming to establish themselves as independent CF researchers. The initiative expands the company’s CF Research Innovation Awards (RIA) program furthering post-doctoral research that aims to advance the understanding…

The 2018 spring scholarship application deadline for the United States Adult Cystic Fibrosis Association (USACFA)‘s Lauren Melissa Kelly Scholarship program has been extended to Nov. 15, 2017. The scholarships, awarded each spring and fall semester, are open to adults with cystic fibrosis (CF) who are…

People with cystic fibrosis (CF) may be able to avoid having to travel to speciality clinics if health professionals can monitor them via phone or video messaging, says the National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (NICE) in is first Cystic Fibrosis Guideline. In this new guideline,…

Cystic Fibrosis Ireland has started a “Fight to Breathe” campaign featuring a 60-second film that will be shown at 73 movie theaters across the country for five weeks. The awareness effort will let people know that living with cystic fibrosis literally means having to fight for every breath. The public service…

Vertex Pharmaceuticals announced the start of a $500 million, 10-year charitable commitment to cystic fibrosis (CF) and other patients using its treatments, young adults studying science and mathematics, and communities across the U.S. The effort includes establishing a non-profit arm, The Vertex Foundation, with a $10 million initial investment to serve as a…