Vital Signs: New drugs for cystic fibrosis bring hope

Emily Schaller likes to travel as part of the cystic-fibrosis advocacy she does, but the daily regimen she uses to manage her disease weighs her down.

ProtAffin AG Signs Manufacturing Contract for PA401 with CMC Biologics A/S

GRAZ, Austria----ProtAffin AG, a biotechnology company developing a novel class of biopharmaceutical products that act by targeting cell-surface glycan structures, today announced it has signed a manufacturing contract with CMC Biologics Danish operations, located in Copenhagen, Denmark for manufacture of its lead product PA401 for the treatment of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease .

What's Going Around

Local doctors explain what they're seeing in their offices this week.

Familiar Faces - Gilbertsville's Brenda Rath

GILBERTSVILLE - Brenda Rath was busy working alongside members of her group constructing a new home in the southwestern region of Vietnam when out of nowhere appeared a grateful homeowner, thankful for the efforts of Rath and the others and proudly displaying a plate of home-cooked Vietnamese delicacies, prepared and offered to the group as a gift of thanks for their selfless efforts.

Wilber Heights: Neighborhood hangs on against the odds

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