The eyes of the Rugby world are on the UAE this week with BLK central to the on and off field action. Sol Mokdad, BLK Middle East’s, Managing Director, said demand and interest in the BLK brand has so far exceeded all expectations. ...
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UK-based drug discovery and development firm Summit has formed a strategic alliance with the University of Oxford in order to further strengthen its utrophin modulator program for the treatment of the fatal muscle wasting disease duchenne ...
ARMGO Pharma has received a research grant from the Kennedy's Disease Association (KDA) to support preclinical work on new, orally available compounds that have potential as a novel treatment for Kennedy's Disease (KD) also known as spinal ...
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CureDuchenne has launched a new drug discovery and development initiative to identify and develop a pipeline of therapies to treat Duchenne muscular dystrophy. The initiative, dubbed CureDuchenne Ventures, is based on the company's ...
Daiichi Sankyo Company has opened the Orphan Disease Treatment Institute office inside the Daiichi Sankyo Shinagawa R&D center. Innovation Network Corporation of Japan, a fund managed by Mitsubishi UFJ Capital, and Daiichi Sankyo have ...
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The parents of a Naperville boy with Duchenne muscular dystrophy are hoping sales of a product they invented and recently launched will help provide research funds and renewed hope for him and others with the rare disorder. Marty and Geri ...
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US-based biotechnology firm DART Therapeutics is developing a selective androgen receptor modulator (SARM) drug candidate for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD). DMD is a pediatric rare disease that affects approximately one in 3,600 boys ...
UAE - UK loudspeaker manufacturer Tannoy has thrown its weight behind the Joining Jack charity campaign by sponsoring the charity's team taking part in Emirates Dubai Rugby Seven Championship in late November 2012. The charity, which ...
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The US FDA has granted orphan drug designation to Milo Biotechnology's AAV1-FS344 to treat Becker and Duchenne muscular dystrophy. AAV1-FS344 is myostatin inhibitor delivered through gene therapy to increase muscle strength in patients. ...
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Verinata Health has introduced a non-invasive prenatal test to detect autosomal and fetal sex chromosome aneuploidies for high-risk pregnancies. The expanded indication of verifi prenatal blood test detects Turner syndrome(Monosomy ...
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