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Spring 2018 Issue of Compass Now Available Online
The Spring 2018 issue of Compass is now available online. The issue covers Cure SMA’s newborn screening efforts, including how NBS can help children diagnosed with SMA, the addition of […]
Read More ›Registration for the 2018 Annual SMA Conference Closes in Two Weeks
The deadline to register for the 2018 Annual SMA Conference is just two weeks away! Registration will close on Friday, May 4th. Over 1,100 people have already registered – don’t […]
Read More ›Genentech to Present New RG7916 Data at the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting
Genentech/Roche announced today that new data on its approved and investigational medicines for neurological conditions will be presented during the 70th American Academy of Neurology (AAN) Annual Meeting from April […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $150,000 Grant to Bakri Elsheikh, MD, Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center
Cure SMA has awarded a $150,000 research grant to Bakri Elsheikh, MD, at the Ohio State University Wexner Medical Center, for his project, “Determine the motor unit response following SMN […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Database Findings Published in the Journal of Neuromuscular Diseases
An important goal at Cure SMA is to collect data to better understand the SMA patient population, and then to report this data back to our industry partners, regulators, and […]
Read More ›Novartis Agrees to Acquire AveXis
AveXis, Inc. and Novartis announced today that they have entered into an agreement and plan of merger. Novartis will acquire AveXis in a transaction unanimously approved by the Boards of […]
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