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AveXis and Cure SMA to Co-Host Webinar on the FDA’s Approval of Zolgensma
On Wednesday, June 12th, at 10am CDT (8am PDT/9am MDT/11am EDT) AveXis, a Novartis company, and Cure SMA will co-host a webinar on the FDA […]
Read More ›AveXis Issues Community Statement on Zolgensma Approval
Dear SMA Community, We have exciting news to share with you — a major milestone has been reached in the fight against spinal muscular atrophy […]
Read More ›AveXis Receives FDA Approval of Zolgensma, a Gene Therapy, for Spinal Muscular Atrophy for Patients Under Two Years of Age
AveXis, Inc., a Novartis company, today announced that they have received FDA approval for Zolgensma (formerly AVXS-101), a gene therapy that replaces the survival motor […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Krysta Engel, PhD, University of Colorado
Audrey Lewis founded Families of SMA, now Cure SMA, 34 years ago. Audrey recognized early on the importance of attracting new and talented researchers to […]
Read More ›Novartis Issues Community Statement on Branaplam Clinical Study
Dear SMA Community, We are writing to inform you that enrollment to the ongoing branaplam clinical study is now closed. Branaplam is currently being assessed […]
Read More ›Team Biogen Runs from Chicago to Madison, Raising Over $12,000 for Cure SMA
On Friday, May 17th to Saturday, May 18th, Team Biogen will hit the ground running in the 2019 Reebok Ragnar Great Midwest, a 14-person relay […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Publishes Journal Article on Benefit-Risk Preferences in SMA
Your voice has been heard! Cure SMA has published a paper, titled, Evaluating Benefit-Risk Decision-Making in Spinal Muscular Atrophy: A First-Ever Study to Assess Risk Tolerance […]
Read More ›Spring 2019 SMA Newborn Screening Update
We are thrilled to announce that Missouri, Pennsylvania and Vermont have now implemented permanent statewide SMA newborn screening, making 6 states that are now permanently […]
Read More ›Team Cure SMA to Participate in Vermont City Marathon
On Sunday, May 26th, Regina Philipps will participate in the Vermont City Marathon and has already raised over $13,000 for Team Cure SMA while training. […]
Read More ›Dr. Arthur Burghes Named 2019 Distinguished Scholar
The Ohio State University recently announced the 2019 honorees of the Distinguished Scholar Award. The award, established in 1978, recognizes exceptional scholarly accomplishments by senior […]
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