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Global CMT Research Convention: Travel Guide
The 2026 Global CMT Research Convention Dates: September 24 to 26, 2026 Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Host Hotel: The Royal Sonesta Boston, 40 Edwin H Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA 02142 Whether you're joining for the scientific program (Thursday and Friday) or...
New Paper Highlights CMTRF as a Model for Patient-Driven Research Organizations
A new reflection article published in FEBS Open Bio argues that patients and patient advocates belong at the bench, not just at the bedside. Laura MacNeill, CEO of the CMT Research Foundation, is among the co-authors, contributing her experience as a patient...
What Makes This CMT Research Convention Our Most Hands-On Event Yet
The Global CMT Research Convention has always been a place where patients hear directly from the scientists and companies working on their behalf. This year, on Saturday, September 26 in Cambridge, MA, Patient Day goes a step further. It's no longer just a day...
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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.
WHO WE ARE
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 6 therapeutics that are in preclinical or active trials
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CMTRF Case Studies
Novartis' EKD060 compound for CMT1A is going to clinical trials
Novartis acquired CMTRF funded partner DTx Pharma in 2023 for $1 billion. 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. The results from the testing were positive and Novarts is now taking it to clincial trials.
CMTRF underwrites Augustine Therapeutics’ HDAC6 inhibitor. Now, the Belgian Pharmaceutical company is in a Phase 1 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 completed their Series A financing round and raised $85 million, which will be used to advance their lead candidate, AGT-100216, through a Phase I clinical trial. In May 2025, Augustine announced the dosing of their first patient in a Phase 1 clinical trial.
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.
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Global CMT Research Convention: Travel Guide
The 2026 Global CMT Research Convention Dates: September 24 to 26, 2026 Location: Cambridge, Massachusetts Host Hotel: The Royal Sonesta Boston, 40 Edwin H Land Blvd, Cambridge, MA 02142 Whether you're joining for the scientific…
New Paper Highlights CMTRF as a Model for Patient-Driven Research Organizations
A new reflection article published in FEBS Open Bio argues that patients and patient advocates belong at the bench, not just at the bedside. Laura MacNeill, CEO of the CMT Research Foundation, is among the…
Read More : New Paper Highlights CMTRF as a Model for Patient-Driven Research Organizations
What Makes This CMT Research Convention Our Most Hands-On Event Yet
The Global CMT Research Convention has always been a place where patients hear directly from the scientists and companies working on their behalf. This year, on Saturday, September 26 in Cambridge, MA, Patient Day…
Read More : What Makes This CMT Research Convention Our Most Hands-On Event Yet
Five Reasons to Consider a Planned Gift to CMTRF
Charcot-Marie-Tooth research is moving faster than ever, and planned gifts to the CMT Research Foundation (CMTRF) help make sure that momentum doesn't stop until there are treatments and cures for every person with CMT. A…
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Project Report: A Negative Result Points to the Way Forward in CMT4B
A recent study found that a drug that helps other nerve diseases makes CMT4B1 worse, and figuring out why has opened a more promising path toward treatment, including a possible path forward for the related subtype CMT4B2.…
Read More : Project Report: A Negative Result Points to the Way Forward in CMT4B
CMT Orgs Come together to Advocate for New Clinical Trial Framework
Organizations focused on Charcot-Marie-Tooth (CMT) disease have aligned with clinicians, and pharmaceutical companies to share a set of recommendations for how CMT clinical trials should be designed, with the recommendations published in Journal of the…
Read More : CMT Orgs Come together to Advocate for New Clinical Trial Framework
The Promise Society: A New Way to Support CMT Research
There are moments when the future you've been fighting for finally comes into view. For the CMT Research Foundation, this is one of those moments. Because of our community, we are closer than ever to changing what…
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Deadline Extended: Submit Your Abstract for the 2026 Global CMT Research Convention
We're extending our abstract submission deadline for oral presentations. The original oral presentation abstract deadline for the 2026 Global CMT Research Convention has passed, and we want to give more researchers and clinicians the chance to share their work.…
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Apply Now: Emerging Researcher Forum at the 2026 Global CMT Research Convention
The Emerging Researcher Forum is a closed, invite-only session held the morning of Day One of the 2026 Global CMT Research Convention, ahead of the main Convention program that kicks off that afternoon. Eligible forum attendees will receive complimentary registration for the full…
Read More : Apply Now: Emerging Researcher Forum at the 2026 Global CMT Research Convention
The Full Agenda: 2026 Global CMT Research Convention
Charcot-Marie-Tooth disease drug development is at a pivotal moment. More active drug trials are underway than ever before, and a growing community of researchers, companies, investors, and patients is working toward treatments. The Global CMT…
Read More : The Full Agenda: 2026 Global CMT Research Convention
