Centenary Institute receive funding for first therapy targeted at Pompe disease

Centenary Institute receive funding for first therapy targeted at Pompe disease

Posted On: 30/06/2023

Researchers at the Centenary Institute and the Sydney Local Health District (SLHD) have been awarded $500,000 from CUREator, Australia’s national biotech incubator, to develop new technology to improve the safe and effective delivery of gene therapy.

The researchers intend to first demonstrate the utility of their new technology for gene therapy in Pompe disease, a rare genetic disorder that leads to progressive muscle weakness and damage to the heart.

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