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Abeona Therapeutics Announces Support of EB Research Partnership's Venture Into Cures Event to Raise Awareness for Education and Research of Epidermolysis Bullosa
NEW YORK and CLEVELAND, Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ABEO), a fully-integrated leader in gene and cell therapy, today
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[{"type":"text","content":"NEW YORK and CLEVELAND, Nov. 18, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Abeona Therapeutics Inc. (Nasdaq: ABEO), a fully-integrated leader in gene and cell therapy, today announced its sponsorship of the second annual Venture Into Cures, a virtual event supporting EB Research Partnership's mission to find a cure for epidermolysis bullosa (EB). The event will take place virtually on November 18, 2021 at 8:00 p.m. ET/ 5:00 p.m. PT. The one-hour show will feature inspiring stories about individuals and families living with EB and bring together world-renowned speakers alongside appearances and performances from a lineup of celebrity supporters, to educate viewers about EB and raise funds for critical research towards finding treatments and cures for EB. Venture Into Cures will stream globally for free at www.ventureintocures.org. “We are thankful for the opportunity to continue collaborating with EB Research Partnership and are excited to support this important event,” said Vish Seshadri, Ph.D., M.B.A., Chief Executive Officer of Abeona. “Venture Into Cures provides the general public with an engaging opportunity to learn about this devastating disease and shines a light on the urgent unmet medical need the EB community faces. We are working with urgency to meet this need by investigating EB-101, an innovative treatment for patients with recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa, the most severe form of EB. We are advancing our pivotal Phase 3 VIITAL™ study of EB-101 in collaboration with researchers at Stanford University Medical Center and UMass Memorial Medical Center and aim to bring this promising investigational therapy to RDEB patients who currently have no adequate treatment options.” About Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa Recessive dystrophic epidermolysis bullosa (RDEB) is a rare connective tissue disorder characterized by severe skin wounds that cause pain and can lead to systemic complications impacting the length and quality of life. People with RDEB have a defect in the COL7A1 gene, leaving them unable to produce functioning type VII collagen, which is necessary to anchor the dermal and epidermal layers of the skin. There is currently no approved treatment for RDEB. About EB-101 EB-101 is an autologous, gene-corrected cell therapy currently being investigated in Abeona’s pivotal Phase 3 VIITAL™ study for the treatment of...