Congratulations to Ronald G. Harrington, entrepreneur and philanthropist, for being named Philanthropist of the Year at the 2024 Pillar Awards for Community Service by Medical Mutual and Smart Business! Ron and Nancy Harrington's transformative gift established Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals, which drives groundbreaking treatments and cures, not only in Northeast Ohio, but globally. We also extend our congratulations to this year’s honorees for their commitment to service and community impact! Read More: https://bit.ly/41mpcqO #Philanthropy #HarringtonDiscoveryInstitute #HealthcareInnovation #PillarAwards #CommunityLeadership
Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals
Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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Accelerating Breakthrough Discoveries Into Medicines
About us
The Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals in Cleveland, OH – part of The Harrington Project for Discovery & Development – aims to advance medicine and society by enabling our nation’s most inventive scientists to turn their discoveries into medicines that improve human health. Harrington Discovery Institute was created in 2012 with a $50 million founding gift from the Harrington family and instantiates the commitment they share with University Hospitals to a Vision for a ‘Better World’.
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- Pharmaceutical Manufacturing
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- 11-50 employees
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- Cleveland, Ohio
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- Nonprofit
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- 2012
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- drug discovery, drug development, breakthrough medicine, physician-scientists, scientists, Alzheimer's Disease, rare disease therapies, vision-restoring therapies, impact philanthropy, and drug development valley of death
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Exciting Milestone in Rare Disease Research AlveoGene’s inhaled gene therapy, AVG-002, has received Orphan Drug Designation (ODD) from the FDA for neonatal Surfactant Protein B (SP-B) deficiency —an ultra-rare and often fatal condition in newborns. With promising preclinical data and the potential for lifelong treatment from a single dose, AVG-002 represents a transformative step toward saving lives. This milestone follows the FDA’s Rare Pediatric Disease Designation for AVG-002, highlighting the urgency of advancing treatments for SP-B deficiency. AlveoGene was founded in 2023 by Oxford Science Enterprises, Harrington Discovery Institute University Hospitals and OLD COLLEGE CAPITAL STRATEGIC INVESTMENTS LP in partnership with six leading scientists from the world-renowned UK Respiratory Gene Therapy Consortium (GTC). It is the first company being advanced under the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Therapeutics Accelerator. We’re proud to support innovative solutions that bring hope to patients and families facing unmet medical needs. Learn more about AlveoGene and their progress: https://bit.ly/3CWuYFv #RareDiseases #GeneTherapy #HarringtonDiscovery #OHC #Innovation
More great news for AlveoGene today with our novel inhaled gene therapy AVG-002 receiving Orphan Drug Designation from FDA for Lethal Neonatal Surfactant Protein B (SP-B) Deficiency! Following fast on the heels of our recent Paediatric Rare Diseases Designation and enabled by our InGenuITy®️ platform, AVG-002 represents a potential first therapeutic solution for this key unmet medical need.
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We’re thrilled to share that AlveoGene, an innovative company supported by the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre, has received FDA Rare Pediatric Disease Designation (RPDD) for AVG-002, its novel inhaled gene therapy for neonatal Surfactant Protein B (SP-B) deficiency—a life-threatening, ultra-rare genetic condition. This designation is a vital milestone in advancing treatments for rare respiratory diseases, providing hope for newborns and their families where no viable options currently exist. It also paves the way for a Priority Review Voucher, accelerating future approvals and patient access. Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals is proud to partner with the University of Oxford in creating the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre, aiming to deliver cures for rare diseases. Learn more about AlveoGene’s cutting-edge work: www.alveogene.com #RareDisease #GeneTherapy #HarringtonDiscovery #Innovation
Excellent news for AlveoGene, making progress on the regulatory path to a gene therapy for a rare, lethal neonatal deficiency. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dZnyrT5Z
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Lord Cameron, Chair of our Advisory Council, highlights on Sky News the Oxford-Harrington mission to accelerate therapeutics development for rare diseases, and the compelling motivations behind his involvement. See more here: https://lnkd.in/d8wsFYqb
40 new treatments for rare diseases in the next decade - that’s our bold mission. Delighted to sit down with Kay Burley and Sky News to discuss my new role at the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre and how we’re going to do it.
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The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre announces the inaugural class of 2024 OHC Rare Disease Scholar Award Recipients, an exceptional group of scientists advancing groundbreaking treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases. Chaired by former UK Prime Minister David Cameron, the OHC is committed to transforming lives with innovative therapies spanning rare neurological diseases, metabolic and developmental diseases, and childhood cancers. Each scholar will receive critical funding and industry support to accelerate their work toward clinical impact. Congratulations to the 2024 OHC Scholars!
I’m thrilled that today we can announce the first class of Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Scholars, as we aim to find new breakthrough treatments for rare diseases. With each Scholar receiving £100k, personalised development support from industry experts to help bring new therapeutics to market, and the opportunity to receive acceleration and investment funds of up to £1million, this is a hugely exciting and innovative project. Huge congratulations to all today's OHC Scholars! I hope this encourages more to get involved as we continue our mission to advance academic discoveries and find new treatments for rare diseases.
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre (OHC) Announces Inaugural 2024 Rare Disease Scholar Award Recipients
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Congratulations to the ten recipients of the 2024 Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholars Award! This grant is awarded by the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre a partnership between the University of Oxford and Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals and includes funding and personalized therapeutics development support to help advance new treatments into the clinic. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3YBwiWE #rarediseases University Hospitals
Congratulations to the ten recipients of the 2024 Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Scholars Award! The scholar awards will support breakthrough treatments for rare and ultra-rare diseases across neurologic, oncologic, and metabolic disease areas, using small molecule, nucleic acid, viral, and cellular therapies. The recipients represent institutions across the UK, US, and Canada, and were selected from a large number of outstanding proposals. Warm congratulations go out to Jacquelyn Bower, Louis Chesler, Charles Gersbach, Xianxin Hua, Bowen Li, Carlo Rinaldi, Tim Yu, Haiyan Zhou, Michael Pacold, and Michele Jacob. #rarediseases
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The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Announces Inaugural 2024 Rare Disease Scholar Award Recipients 10 scientists have been selected for OHC’s first annual award to advance academic discoveries into clinical practice for rare diseases Jonathan S. Stamler, MD, President of Harrington Discovery Institute, University Hospitals added: “By supporting each OHC Scholar with funding and an experienced therapeutics development team, we are maximising the potential of their discoveries to advance into the clinic. We have seen success with this approach at Harrington Discovery Institute and we are excited about replicating the model at the OHC. I look forward to seeing the progress of these innovative initiatives and sharing their advancements as the OHC continues to work towards providing scalable solutions to address the rare disease challenge globally.”
Ten scientists have been selected for OHC’s Inaugural 2024 Rare Disease Scholar Award to advance academic discoveries into clinical practice for rare diseases. The 2024 OHC Rare Disease Scholar Award recipients, their organisations and fields of research are: Jacquelyn Bower, PhD – University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill Novel viral gene therapy to treat lethal rare eye tumours. Louis Chesler, MD, PhD – The Institute of Cancer Research, London, UK Regulatable cell therapies to treat brain cancers. Charles Gersbach, PhD – Duke University, Durham, NC, USA Reprogramming immune cells for treatment of Hodgkin’s lymphoma. Xianxin Hua, MD, PhD – University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA, USA A new cellular strategy for treating acute myeloid leukaemia. Michele Jacob, PhD – Tufts University School of Medicine, Medford, MA, USA. A drug to treat brain abnormalities caused by CTNNB1 defects, an ultra-rare disease. Bowen Li, PhD – University of Toronto, Toronto, Canada A nucleic acid therapy to treat cystic fibrosis, an inherited lung disease. Michael Pacold, MD, PhD – New York University, New York City, NY, USA Drugs restoring brain function in rare metabolic diseases. Carlo Rinaldi, MA, MD, PhD – University of Oxford, Oxford, UK Nucleic acid therapy for spinal and bulbar muscular atrophy (SBMA), a rare X-linked neuromuscular condition. Tim Yu, MD, PhD – Boston Children's Hospital, Boston, MA, USA Custom DNA-based therapy for a rare genetic disorder (PEX1 Zellweger Syndrome). Haiyan Zhou, MD, PhD – University College London, London, UK Nucleic acid therapy to treat loss of sensation and paralysis caused by a rare mutation. Read more: https://lnkd.in/dqh9WEtP
The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre (OHC) Announces Inaugural 2024 Rare Disease Scholar Award Recipients
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Following the announcement of his role as Chair of our Advisory Council, Lord Cameron highlights in this video the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre as a brilliant collaboration between two great institutions: the University of Oxford and Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals , translating science into medicines that make a difference. Read more: https://bit.ly/3NxM1zv
As a father I know all too well the impact of rare diseases. The steps we’re taking now means that soon, families like mine will have hope. The mission of the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre to develop new treatments for rare diseases is hugely ambitious, but this is the right time, the right place and the right team to make it happen. I’m excited to be involved.
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Former UK Prime Minister David Cameron Joins Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre as Chair of our Advisory Council. As Chair of the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Advisory Council, Lord Cameron will lead the international efforts of the OHC in its philanthropic mission, build partnerships, expertise and networks, while also focusing on extending global awareness of the OHC and its objectives. Lord Cameron said: “Of the causes I have advocated, this one really is very personal. Setting up Genomics England and establishing a world-leading database with hundreds of thousands of genomes is one of my proudest achievements as Prime Minister. Yet, to be truly transformational, genomics requires the best of academia, life sciences, pharmaceutical companies, philanthropy and venture capital from around the world to come together. That is what the Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre sets out to do, convening those key players and uniting around a bold mission: to deliver 40 new treatments for rare diseases in the next decade. “As a father I know all too well the impact of rare diseases. We miss our son Ivan, who had a rare neurological disease, every day – all these years on our loss is still so raw. But the steps we are taking now means that, in the not-too-distant future, families like ours will have hope. It is vital that we try to give it to them.”
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Press Release: Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre Appoints Influential UK Leader in Health Innovation Policy, Baroness Nicola Blackwood, to its Advisory Council. The Oxford-Harrington Rare Disease Centre (‘OHC’), a partnership between the University of Oxford, UK and Harrington Discovery Institute at University Hospitals, Cleveland, Ohio, aimed at driving cutting-edge rare disease breakthroughs, announces the appointment of Baroness Nicola Blackwood to the OHC Advisory Council. In her position on OHC’s Advisory Council, Baroness Blackwood will contribute to advancing OHC’s mission to drive life-changing discoveries in rare disease, with a particular focus on addressing critical unmet needs in the UK. Learn more: https://bit.ly/3MFNCD3
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