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Protalix Announces Strategy for Novel CF Drug AIR DNase for Recurrent Respiratory Infections

Protalix BioTherapeutics, Inc., an Israeli pharmaceutical company known for its proprietary, US Food and Drug Administration-approved, plant-based enzyme taliglucerase alfa for Gaucher disease, recently announced their new company strategy for accelerated growth. The Company has begun reinforcing their R&D efforts and laying new groundwork for a renewed focus on…

“Laser Trapping” Technique Could Lead To Better Management of Bacterial Infections in CF Patients

In a report published this week by SPIE — an international not-for-profit society serving more than 256,000 constituents from approximately 155 countries advancing an interdisciplinary approach to the science and application of light — entitled “Laser trapping to show the effects of bacterial arrangement on biofilm infection” (30 December 2014,…

Top 14 Cystic Fibrosis Stories of 2014

As the year 2014 comes to a close, Cystic Fibrosis News Today — your reliable online source for the latest on cystic fibrosis treatments, events, clinical trials, and research updates — has outlined our “Top 14 Cystic Fibrosis Stories of 2014.” The following 14 stories were ranked according to the…

N30 Pharma’s New President and CEO Jon Congleton To Lead CF Program

Clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company N30 Pharmaceuticals, Inc. has named Jon Congleton as the new President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), as well as a member of the company’s board of directors. Boulder, Colorado-based N30 Pharma is focused on the development of new treatment options for cystic fibrosis (CF), and was the first research company to discover small…

Can Depression Make Lung Function Worse in CF Patients?

Once dismissed as weakness of human will, chronic depression is increasingly recognized as a legitimate medical problem that is critical to treat. The condition not only affects quality of life, but may also cause additional dire effects on health, specifically in people with cystic fibrosis (CF). German researchers have found that…

Galapagos Launches Phase 1 Clinical Trial for CF Drug

Galapagos NV, a developmental stage biotechnology company working on small-molecule and antibody programs in cystic fibrosis, inflammation, antibiotics and metabolic diseases, announced it has launched the first Phase I study of GLPG1837, a potentiator formulated as a CFTR-targeted therapy for cystic fibrosis (CF) cases caused by class III/IV mutations. In order…