Harness Therapeutics Ltd. has been awarded a grant from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) to advance its Parkinson’s disease program targeting glucocerebrosidase (GCase) and lysosomal integral membrane protein-2 (LIMP2) in GBA1-Parkinson’s disease.

Idefine, The Kleefstra Syndrome Foundation, has established a collaboration with UT Southwestern Medical Center to advance development of a potential gene therapy to treat Kleefstra syndrome, a rare neurodevelopmental disorder caused by changes or loss of the EHMT1 gene, which plays a critical role in brain development and function.

The Coalition for Epidemic Preparedness Innovations (CEPI) will provide up to $9.7 million in additional funding to Pop Biotechnologies Inc. to advance the company’s Pop Bio SNAP (Spontaneous Nanoliposome Antigen Particle) protein vaccine platform into a phase I trial.