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...
May 15, 2017 | NEWS
Excerpt . . . . CRANBURY, N.J., May 15, 2017 —Amicus Therapeutics today announced positive functional data from initial patients in a global Phase 1/2 study (ATB200-02) to investigate ATB200/AT2221 in patients with Pompe disease. Patients who completed six months of...
