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Cambridge, Mass., May 12, 2025 – Epicrispr Biotechnologies, a biotechnology company focused on developing curative therapies, today announced it has been named a Finalist Team in XPRIZE Healthspan FSHD Bonus Prize, earning a $250,000 Milestone Award for its work addressing facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), one of the most prevalent forms of muscular dystrophy globally. Epicrispr was one of eight global …

Columbus, Ohio, May 12, 2025 – Armatus Bio, a late-preclinical stage biotech innovator developing vectorized RNAi medicines in neuromuscular disorders, today announced its recognition as one of eight finalists in the XPRIZE Healthspan FSHD Bonus Prize, led by XPRIZE, the world’s leader in designing and operating large-scale incentive competitions to solve humanity’s grand challenges. SOLVE …

SOLVE FSHD Provides Funding to n-Lorem for a Collaboration to Expand Understanding of FSHD2, a Rare Form of Muscular Dystrophy SOLVE FSHD contributes more than $1 million to n-Lorem to support research efforts to inform a therapeutic strategy for FSHD2 nano-rare patients SAN DIEGO, Calif., Sept. 9, 2022, n-Lorem, a nonprofit foundation, today announced that Solve …

VANCOUVER, B.C. – Following SOLVE FSHD’s recent acclaimed launch, the organization is pleased to formally announce the appointment of Dr. Eva Chin as the Executive Director. SOLVE FSHD’s Founder, Chip Wilson, has personally committed USD100 million to find a cure for facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD), a rare disease he was diagnosed with at the age …

VANCOUVER, B.C. – SOLVE FSHD, the venture-philanthropy organization founded by entrepreneur Chip Wilson, announces its financial support to the FSHD Canada Foundation’s strategic investment of US$1.2M in biomarker grant funding to facilitate biomarker research in facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy (FSHD). The FSHD Canada Foundation acknowledges the generous support of SOLVE FSHD towards funding these grants. The …

VANCOUVER, B.C. – The world’s most successful entrepreneurs are often willing to share how lessons learned and resilience have shaped their business sense, but few transcend their successes to optimistically forge a path to overcome one’s biggest challenge – their health. Going public with his own story, Wilson, who was diagnosed with Facioscapulohumeral muscular dystrophy …