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n-Lorem
FormationJanuary 8, 2020
HeadquartersCarlsbad, California
CEO
Stanley T. Crooke
Websitehttps://www.nlorem.org/

The n-Lorem Foundation is a non-profit organization based in Carlsbad, California, established to use personalized experimental antisense oligonucleotide medicines to treat nano-rare disease patients.[1] The nonprofit model allows the organization to provide nano-rare disease patients with personalized experimental medicines for free, for life.[2] [3]

History

The organization was founded by Stanley T. Crooke, former CEO of Ionis Pharmaceuticals and head of research at GlaxoSmithKline, in 2020.[4]

In 2022, n-Lorem teamed up with Columbia University to create Silence ALS, an initiative to develop personalized experimental therapies to treat patients with rare-genetic forms of ALS.[5]

References

  1. ^ "A devastating rare disease. A medicine created just for her son. Will it work?". San Diego Union-Tribune. 2021-09-16. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ "Drug development for ultra-rare diseases: What happens when N=1?". Clinical Trials Arena. 2022-04-21. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. ^ "Local nonprofit helping patients with ultra-rare diseases". Del Mar Times. 2020-12-07. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  4. ^ "With $4M in Funding, n-Lorem Foundation to Take on Rare Genetic Diseases". San Diego Business Journal. 2020-01-08. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  5. ^ "New Initiative to Develop Personalized Therapies for People with Rare Genetic Forms of ALS". Columbia University Irving Medical Center. 2022-05-06. Retrieved 2022-10-06.