Jan 23, 2019 | NEWS
The AMDA is excited to announce that the 2019 PCMA’s Pull for Pompe will take place on Saturday, April 13th at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas! This is the 9th Annual Pull for Pompe hosted by the PCMA. The Pull for Pompe clay shooting event is...
Dec 20, 2018 | NEWS
Amicus Therapeutics Announces First Patient Dosed in Phase 3 PROPEL Pivotal Study of AT-GAA in Patients with Pompe Disease Global Study to Assess AT-GAA Compared to Standard-of-Care Enzyme Replacement Therapy (ERT) over 52 Weeks CRANBURY, N.J., Dec. 20, 2018— Amicus...
Oct 8, 2018 | NEWS
Spark Therapeutics Announces New Preclinical Data for Pompe Disease Gene Therapy Candidate Data from IND-enabling studies in three species support moving SPK-3006 into the clinic in 2019 PHILADELPHIA, Oct. 08, 2018—Spark Therapeutics, a fully integrated, commercial...
Sep 16, 2018 | NEWS
SPARK THERAPEUTICS GENE THERAPY RESEARCH WEBINAR Please join the AMDA for a webinar focused on Spark Therapeutics and gene therapy research Take this opportunity to learn more about Spark as a company and the field of gene therapy research. We will be joined by...
Sep 16, 2018 | NEWS
The AMDA is excited to announce a research grant opportunity for applicants who are involved in Pompe Disease research. This grant opportunity was made possible by the 2018 Pull for Pompe, a private fundraiser held by the Precast Manufacturer’s Association of Texas...
Sep 10, 2018 | NEWS
CRANBURY, N.J., Sept. 10, 2018—Amicus Therapeutics, a global biotechnology company focused on discovering, developing and delivering novel medicines for rare metabolic diseases, announced today regulatory and clinical advancements in its development program AT-GAA for...
Jun 26, 2018 | NEWS
Researchers from the Erasmus MC in Rotterdam, Netherlands, have succeeded in generating muscle cells from skin cells. This is significant as skin cells can be relatively easily obtained from a skin biopsy. The team developed a protocol to obtain pure muscle cells (ie...
Aug 28, 2017 | NEWS
The AMDA is excited to announce a research grant opportunity for applicants who are involved in Pompe Disease research. This grant opportunity was made possible by the 2017 Pull for Pompe, a private fundraiser held by the Precast Manufacturer’s Association of Texas...
Jul 11, 2017 | NEWS
CONCORD, Mass., July 11, 2017—Valerion Therapeutics, a clinical-stage biotechnology company that specializes in the development of therapies for orphan genetic diseases, today announced that it has initiated dosing in a Phase 1/2 clinical trial evaluating VAL-1221 in...
May 19, 2017 | NEWS
he AMDA was saddened to learn of the sudden passing of Henri Termeer, former CEO of Genzyme. We have known and worked with Henri since the late-90s through his role as the CEO of Genzyme. We will never forget how he always took the time to talk to patients and their...
