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CMT affects 1 in 2,500 people in the United States and more than 3 million people worldwide.
There is currently no cure for CMT.
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Accelerating a cure through research funding.
The CMT Research Foundation is a patient-led non-profit 100% focused on delivering treatments and cures for Charcot-Marie-Tooth, which affects 3 million people worldwide.
Since 2018, our donors and scientists have put CMT front and center in the pharmaceutical, biotech and investor communities, making a cure for all types of CMT a not-too-distant reality.
We have funded 5 therapeutics that are in preclinical or active trials
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We funded DTx Pharma (Novartis). Now their therapeutic treatment for CMT1A is going to clinical trials.
DTx Pharma created a platform that delivers therapeutics to cells in a safe way. We introduced DTx Pharma to CMT and funded their first CMT research with a grant of $128,000. With our help, DTx was able to use successful results to get additional funding from NIH. Now, DTx Pharma was purchased by Novartis for $1 billion and the therapeutic treatment for CMT1A is going to clinical trials.
Armatus Bio licenses ARM-101 from CMTRF funded-partners Dr. Kleopa (Cyprus Institute of Neurology and Genetics) and Dr. Harper (Nationwide Children’s Hospital in Ohio) for clinical trials.
Drs. Kleopa and Harper developed a therapy that safely delivers miRNA, a PMP22 silencer, to the peripheral nervous system. Upon successful completion of their CMTRF-funded project, Armatus Bio licensed ARM-101 for further testing and now the therapeutic treatment is preparing for clinical trials.
CMTRF underwrites Augustine Therapeutics’ HDAC6 inhibitor. Now, the Belgian Pharmaceutical company is moving to phase ½ clinical trial.
CMTRF helped Augustine Therapeutics underwrite the development of novel potent and subtype-selective small-molecule inhibitors of the cytosolic histone deacetylase 6 (HDAC6) enzyme to reverse and inhibit the pathophysiological changes associated with neuromuscular diseases. Now, Augustine Therapeutics has raised $18.5 Million in a Series A First Closing, with proceeds from the Series A being used to advance Augustine’s first clinical candidate AGT100216 into a Phase 1/2 clinical trial in 2025.
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Siemens’ Ann Fairchild Joins CMT Research Foundation Board of Directors
CMT Research Foundation is pleased to announce that Ann Fairchild, executive vice president and general counsel of Si...
Applied Therapeutics Presents Findings From Phase 2/3 Clinical Trial of Govorestat in CMT-SORD
Applied Therapeutics recently presented findings from their INSPIRE Phase 2/3 clinical trial of govorestat (AT-007) f...
CMT Research Foundation Invests in Asha Therapeutics to Test Novel Drug for CMT2A
CMT Research Foundation has invested in a research project with Asha Therapeutics to investigate the therapeutic pote...
Vanderbilt University Researchers Identify Promising Compounds Targeting PMP22 Protein Expression, Paving the Way for New Treatments for CMT1A, CMT1E and HNPP
Researchers at Vanderbilt University have made significant progress in the development of small molecules aimed at tr...
Because of Luca: A Family’s Fight Against CMT
Tara, Luca, Liam and Lane, Louisiana, Living With CMT When Luca Haik was just four years old, his mother, Tara, sense...
OHio, What a Night: Lighting a Path to a Cure for Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease
On Thursday, April 10, more than 120 patients, scientists, clinicians and pharma companies gathered in Columbus, Ohio...
82VS Progressing Ahead of Schedule in CMTRF-Funded Project to Improve Oligonucleotide Drug Delivery for CMT
Since launching their collaboration with CMT Research Foundation in November 2024, researchers at 82VS, the venture s...
Initial CMTRF Funding Leads Augustine Therapeutics to Raise $85 Million for CMT Clinical Trials
CMT Research Foundation funded partner Augustine Therapeutics recently announced that they completed their Series A f...
More Than Just a Rare Disease: Jodi Balog’s Journey With CMT
Jodi Balog, Pennsylvania, Living With CMT Jodi Balog has lived with Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease for more than 30 year...
Dr. Afrooz Rashnonejad Joins CMTRF’s Scientific Advisory Board
CMT Research Foundation is pleased to announce that Dr. Afrooz Rashnonejad has joined the Foundation’s Scientific A...