About FSHD Canada Foundation

FSHD clinical trials are coming to Canada – get registered here: Canadian Neuromuscular Disease Registry

Facio Therapies

Facio Therapies

Budget

FSHD Canada Foundation made a C$100,000 investment in Facio Therapies in late 2016.

Lay Abstract

Facio Therapies (Facio-therapies.com) is a company based in the Netherlands that is focused on finding a cure for FSHD. Facio have screened over 34,000 small molecule compounds, and obtained over 300 so-called ‘hits’ and identified novel approaches to repress the production of the muscle-toxic DUX4 protein. Facio are now preparing for the development of lead compounds for preclinical and clinical development.

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