From The Valley of Death to The Valley of Cures – NIH TRND Program Supports Multiple Rare Diseases

Thank you Dr. Francis Collins, Dr. Chris Austin, Dr. John McKew and others at the NIH who are all involved in driving the National Institutes of Health’s Therapeutics for Rare and Neglected Diseases (TRND) program forward. TRND has been a huge success since launching five pilot projects last year, including one program that focuses on […]

Ten Tips To Start Your Own Virtual BioTech To Find Treatments For Your Rare Disease

Ever since we went public with Addi and Cassi’s cyclodextrin treatments, I have received countless emails asking me a number of questions.  How did I find the sugar compound "cyclodextrin?"  How did I manage to get the Food and Drug Administration to approve infusions of this new compound into Addi and Cassi?  As a parent […]