Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association Press Releases - EIN Presswire

Published on February 7, 2024 - 12:00 GMT

CMTA Awards Over Half a Million Dollars to Fuel Research in Demyelinating Forms of CMT

New 500K+ investment by the CMTA to find new treatments for CMT types 1A and 1B to solve an unmet need. GLENOLDEN, PA, UNITED STATES, February 7, 2024 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) announced today a groundbreaking …

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Published on November 14, 2023 - 14:00 GMT

CMTA Announces Participation in Seed Extension Round for Armatus Bio for Novel CMT1A Gene Therapy

First Investment from CMTA’s New Venture Philanthropy Arm GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, November 14, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) today announced that it participated in the Seed Series Extension syndicate for Armatus Bio …

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Published on September 28, 2023 - 13:00 GMT

CMTA Awards $225,483 for Study on Using ASOs to Treat CMT2E

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, September 28, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) Board of Directors announced Sept. 28 that it has approved a $225,483 award to Dr. Mario Saporta at the University of Miami for a study on the use of …

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Published on September 12, 2023 - 13:49 GMT

MDA, CMTA Announce Grant for Collaborative Non-Viral Gene Therapy Research on CMT1X

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, September 12, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Muscular Dystrophy Association (MDA) and Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) today announced a collaborative research grant totaling $299,992 to test gene delivery to Schwann cells using …

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Published on June 7, 2023 - 15:49 GMT

CMTA Updates List of Neurotoxic Meds Potentially More Hazardous to CMT Patients

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, June 7, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) June 7 announced the results of a review of its long-running list of medications known or suspected of being toxic to the peripheral nervous system. With …

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Published on June 1, 2023 - 00:00 GMT

CMTA Joins Forces with European CMT Federation To Collaborate on Research, Awareness

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, May 31, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) Board of Directors voted May 15 to formalize its relationship with the European CMT Federation (ECMTF). Previously a partner and collaborator, the CMTA is …

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Published on May 10, 2023 - 14:00 GMT

Tech Entrepreneur Brings Enthusiasm, Business Track Record to CMTA Board

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, May 10, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Tech entrepreneur David Apple joined the CMTA Board of Directors on April 25, saying he is thrilled to become part of the generation that will find treatments and cures for CMT. CMT is a …

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Published on April 27, 2023 - 13:43 GMT

Sperm Donor with Gene for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Passes It on to Multiple Families

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, April 27, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The letter from the sperm bank landed like a bomb in the midst of the families who had conceived children with Donor X: He had tested positive for one of the genes that cause Charcot-Marie-Tooth …

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Published on April 26, 2023 - 13:41 GMT

CMTA Adds Science Writer to Team

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, April 26, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association welcomed Kenneth Raymond to a new position as a science writer for its website on April 25. Since his Type 1 diagnosis was confirmed in 2002, Kenneth has devoted …

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Published on April 25, 2023 - 13:00 GMT

CMTA Funds Preclinical Work on Modulating Unfolded Protein Response in CMT1B Mice

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, April 25, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) Association announced a $33,000 grant on April 25 that will enable Maurizio D’Antonio, PhD, to establish if molecules that selectively activate the ATF6 pathway of …

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Published on March 30, 2023 - 09:00 GMT

CMTA Adds Drug Development Expert Martine Garnier to STAR Advisory Board

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, March 30, 2023 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association added to its already deep bench of CMT experts March 13, appointing Martine Garnier, PhD, EMBA, to its Therapy Advisory Board (TEB), one of the three legs of its …

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Published on December 20, 2022 - 22:33 GMT

Skilled Nonprofit Fundraiser Craig Zeltsar Brings Expertise to CMTA Board of Directors

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, December 20, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association today welcomed Craig Zeltsar, principal and co-founder of NNE Marketing, LLC, to its Board of Directors. NNE helps some of the nation’s top nonprofit …

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Published on November 3, 2022 - 14:47 GMT

Shift Pharmaceuticals, Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association Partner on ASO Treatment for CMT1A

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, November 3, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- Shift Pharmaceuticals, a privately held company that is developing antisense oligonucleotides (ASOs) to treat a variety of genetic disorders, and the Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA) …

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Published on September 1, 2022 - 15:33 GMT

CMTA Kicks Off CMT Awareness Month 2022

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, September 1, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association kicked off CMT Awareness Month 2022 on Sept. 1, marking the beginning of four weeks of rock and roll-themed activities aimed at educating the public about …

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Published on July 11, 2022 - 12:53 GMT

CMTA Board Approves $207,018 Grant to INC For Additional Clinical Trial Prep

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, July 11, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The CMTA Board of Directors approved a $206,018 grant to the Inherited Neuropathy Consortium (INC) June 21 for additional work to prepare for clinical trials, including outcome measures and …

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Published on June 23, 2022 - 15:01 GMT

CMTA Welcomes Software Entrepreneur Jon Pastor to Board of Directors

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, June 23, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association (CMTA), the national patient advocacy organization in the forefront of CMT research, today announced the appointment of entrepreneur and software executive Jon …

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Published on June 2, 2022 - 16:43 GMT

CMTA Appoints Katherine Forsey, PhD, Chief Research Officer

Explosive Growth in STAR Portfolio Leads to New Position GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, June 2, 2022 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association today announced the appointment of Katherine Forsey, PhD to the newly created post of chief research …

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Published on December 14, 2021 - 14:00 GMT

CMTA Seed Money Draws NIH Support for Type 2 Gene Editing, Neurofilament Projects

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, December 14, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association-Strategy to Accelerate Research (CMTA-STAR) today announced that the National Institutes of Health (NIH) awarded additional funding to two Type 2 projects …

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Published on December 7, 2021 - 17:17 GMT

CMTA | STAR Awards $354,826 For Charcot-Marie-Tooth Clinical Trial

GLENOLDEN, PA, USA, December 7, 2021 /⁨EINPresswire.com⁩/ -- The Charcot-Marie-Tooth Association | Strategy to Accelerate Research (CMTA | STAR) awarded Dr. Mary M. Reilly and her team at the UCL Queen Square Institute of Neurology in London $354,826 for …

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