Research
2022 Cure SMA Annual Research Meeting Summaries – Basic Research Sessions
In June, SMA researchers and clinicians from around the world met in Anaheim, CA, for the 2022 Annual SMA Research and Clinical Care Meeting. There […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Advocacy Campaign Leads to Congressional Support for More SMA Research
Congress has recognized the unmet and new needs of individuals with SMA by including legislative language in must-pass legislation asking the National Institutes of Health […]
Read More ›Cure SMA to Hold Patient-Led Listening Session with FDA
On Thursday, August 4, 2022, six members of the SMA community will have the opportunity to talk directly with the U.S. Food and Drug Administration […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Attends Spring 2022 Conferences to Promote Findings from Industry Collaboration Initiatives
Cure SMA is pleased to announce the participation of scientific leadership in the 2022 Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) Clinical & Scientific Conference (March 13–16, 2022), […]
Read More ›FDA Approves Genentech’s Evrysdi (risdiplam) For Use in Babies Under Two Months with Spinal Muscular Atrophy
Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, today announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a label extension for Evrysdi® (risdiplam) to […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Launches Request for Proposals for SMA Research Projects and Postdoctoral Fellowships
Cure SMA is pleased to announce that we are accepting grant applications for funding of research projects and postdoctoral fellowships, under a competitive review by […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Announces Expanded Phase 7 of SMA Industry Collaboration
Cure SMA is pleased to announce the launch of an expanded Phase 7 of our SMA Industry Collaboration. The SMA Industry Collaboration is a multi-faceted […]
Read More ›Biohaven Licenses a Phase 3-Ready Anti-Myostatin Adnectin for Spinal Muscular Atrophy (SMA)
Biohaven Pharmaceutical Holding Company Ltd., announced today that it entered into a worldwide license agreement with Bristol Myers Squibb for the development and commercialization rights to […]
Read More ›International Day of Women and Girls in Science
Did you know? February 11 is International Day of Women and Girls in Science! While we’ve seen significant progress related to participation of women and […]
Read More ›Biogen Exercises Option with Ionis to Develop and Commercialize Investigational ASO for SMA
Biogen Inc. and Ionis Pharmaceuticals, Inc., recently announced that Biogen exercised its option to obtain from Ionis a worldwide, exclusive, royalty-bearing license […]
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