Dear all, As we approach the end of the year I would like to express our grateful thanks to all the families in our community for their tremendous support this year. It has been a challenging year for the BDFA,…
Thank you so much for supporting me and helping me to feel welcomed (and useful!) in my role. I have enjoyed a busy 6 months in post and feel I am developing a stronger understanding of who we support and…
Dear CLN3 Community, Please find below some information about the ongoing research into CLN3, the Miglustat trial hopefully coming next year, and a link to the BDSRA Australia project looking to speech and language in individuals with Batten disease .…
As part of its third-quarter earnings release on Wednesday, November 8, 2023, REGENXBIO announced a corporate restructuring that includes halting enrolment of patients into their development programmes RGX-181 and RGX-381 for CLN2 Batten disease (https://ir.regenxbio.com/news-releases/news-release-details/regenxbio-announces-updated-strategic-plans-and-third-quarter). The BDFA has been an…
Dear families, Please find details and link below to attend a meeting being held by Beyond Batten on November 15th at 9pm GMT, giving updates on research and sites for the Batten-1 (Miglustat) Phase III clinical trial. This meeting is…
We are pleased to announce that the Trustees of the BDFA have invited Liz Brownnutt to step up to the role of Interim CEO until the end of February 2024 and she is delighted to accept. We believe that Liz…
Dear BDFA Families, There is a Rare Barometer survey on your opinion on newborn screening for rare diseases which closes very soon! It should take no more than 20 minutes to complete and closes on July 9, 2023. We recognise…
We have been made aware that some of our emails this week have not been getting through to you. We are working with our email provider to see if there is an issue and to sort this ASAP. If you…
Dear All, It is with regret that we inform you that we have made a difficult decision to cancel the BDFA family conference later this year. We do not have the logistical capabilities to organise such a large event at…
I have taken the difficult decision to step down from my role as CEO at the BDFA. I wanted to take the opportunity to thank the dedicated staff team and all of the incredible professionals, organisational partners, colleagues and trustees…
