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2024 PCMA’s Pull for Pompe Photo Gallery
On Saturday, April 27, 2024, the PCMA (Precast Concrete Manufacturers Association) held it’s annual Pull for Pompe fundraiser at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, TX. The Pull for Pompe clay shooting event was a day of family fun designed for all ages and...
OTHER NEWS
2014 AMDA Pull for Pompe
On Saturday April 5, 2014 the AMDA will host the Fourth Annual Pull for Pompe at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. Over the last three years over $380,000.00 (USD) has been raised through this event and all proceeds go towards the AMDA Research...
Update on Genzyme’s neo-GAA Pompe Clinical Development Program
To read the Program Update, please click here.
2013 Helen Walker Research Grant Awarded
The fourth annual AMDA Research Grant (named the 2013 Helen Walker Research Grant) was awarded to Dr. Barbara Smith with the University of Florida for her Project: “[Diaphragmatic] Pacing in Subjects with Pompe Disease.” Respiratory insufficiency is a serious, and...
2013 Helen Walker Research Grant Applications
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 a fundraiser hosted by the Precast Manufacturer’s Association of Texas (PCMA of Texas) on April 20,...
Update on Genzyme’s neo-GAA Program
To read press release, please click here.
2013 PCMA of Texas’s Pull for Pompe a HUGE Success!
On April 20, 2013 the Precast Concrete Manufacturers’ Association of Texas (PCMA of Texas) hosted its Third Annual “Pull for Pompe” fundraiser. Two hundred (200) shooters and one hundred spectators (100) enjoyed a day of friendly competition and family fun at this...
Federal Advisory Committee Recommends Pompe Disease for Newborn Screening
WASHINGTON – May 17 2013 – In a long awaited meeting, the Secretary’s Discretionary Advisory Committee for Heritable Disorders in Newborns and Children (DACHDNC), in a vote of 11 – 2, recommended the addition of Pompe Disease to the recommended uniform newborn...
Callidus Biopharma Announces $ 4 .6 million in Series A Financing to Pursue Orphan Disease Therapies
DOYLESTOWN, PA (May 13, 2013)–Callidus Biopharma, Inc., a development-stage biotechnologycompany focused on creating breakthrough biologic drugs for a range of orphan diseases, announced today that it has closed on $4.6 million in Series A financing led by two...
BioMarin to Advance BMN-701 for Pompe Disease to Next Phase of Development
San Rafael, Calif, March 19, 2013 – BioMarin Pharmaceutical Inc. (Nasdaq: BMRN) announced today results from POM-001, the Phase 1/2 trial for BMN-701, a fusion protein of insulin-like growth factor 2 and acid alpha-glucosidase (IGF2-GAA) for the treatment of...
2013 PCMA of Texas’s Pull for Pompe set for April 20, 2013!
The PCMA of Texas invites you to enjoy a day of family fun benefitting Acid Maltase Deficiency, also known as Pompe Disease. This event is designed for all ages and ability levels. It will be held at the National Shooting Complex in San Antonio, Texas. Please click...