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SMA Community’s Voice Heard “Loud and Clear” at Last Week’s Patient Focused Drug Development Meeting with the FDA
On April 18, 2017, the SMA community—families, clinicians, researchers, industry and regulators—gathered for a Patient-Focused Drug Development (PFDD) Meeting with the FDA. As part of […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $75,000 Grant to Jean Giacomotto, PhD, University of Queensland, Australia
Cure SMA has awarded a $75,000 research grant to Jean Giacomotto, PhD, at the University of Queensland, for his project, “Zebrafish models of Spinal Muscular […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Awards $30,000 Grant to Remy Bordonne, PhD, CNRS-Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, France
Cure SMA has awarded a $30,000 research grant to Remy Bordonne, PhD, at CNRS-Centre National de Recherche Scientifique, for his project, “Identification of the protective […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Coverage and Payment Policy Project Continues to Move Forward
The Cure SMA Coverage and Payment Policy Project has two distinct but complementary tracks: Outreach on behalf of our community. We’re working with public and […]
Read More ›Know Your Resources: How Congressional Caseworkers Can Help You Obtain Insurance Coverage for New Therapies
Your elected officials who represent you in Washington, D.C. have caseworkers in their regional and district offices in your communities. These caseworkers can help you […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Releases Care Series Booklet on Insurance
Cure SMA is excited to announce the launch of our newest care series booklet, Choice and Connection to Care: A Health Insurance Roadmap for People […]
Read More ›Cure SMA Assists Hundreds of Families in 2016
Each year, Cure SMA provides thousands of families with vital support and resources to help them live active, engaged and hopeful lives. Our programs provide […]
Read More ›2016 Research Year-in-Review: An Historic Year for Our Community
This has been an historic year for the SMA community. On December 23, the FDA announced its approval of Spinraza, the first-ever approved treatment for […]
Read More ›Biogen Resources for the SMA Community
Biogen has provided the following update on resources they have made available for the SMA community: Biogen recently announced that the U.S. Food and Drug […]
Read More ›Help Us Shape the Future Together, and Reach our Goal of $750,000
This has been an historic year for the SMA community. On October 28, our pharmaceutical partners at Biogen and Ionis announced that their New Drug […]
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