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FRAXA Biotech Games™ 2019

FRAXA Biotech Games™ are a “friendly” competition between greater Boston area biotech companies, their vendors and partners in a series of back yard lawn games including Cornhole, KanJam and Bucketball. Who will earn bragging rights as the top company? Proceeds of the event support FRAXA Research Foundation, which funds Fragile X research in Boston, including Harvard, MIT, Tufts, MGH, and Boston Children’s Hospital.

Biotech Games #FriendofFRAXA Photo Upload

Submit a photo for display at the Biotech Games on September 12th and be recognized as a #FriendofFRAXA. If you would like to add a photo of a loved one to be displayed at the Biotech Games, simply complete the form below. We welcome all who have been touched by Fragile X, including friends, grandparents, siblings, professionals and companions alike. By submitting this information, your loved will be recognized as a #FriendofFRAXA and be on display at the event to show the participating companies who they are playing for

FRAXA Biotech Games™ Sponsorship Confirmation

Payment Confirmation. Thank you. Your request has been submitted. Please print this page for your records. An error occurred, but your charge may have gone through. Please contact the site admin. Thank you for your generous Sponsorship of the 2019 FRAXA Biotech Games™. We look forward to seeing you on Thursday, September 12, 2019, at the Cambridge Crossing. I will follow up with you about the details of your sponsorship. Your support helps fund cutting edge Fragile X research, including research being done at MIT, Harvard, Tufts, Boston Children's Hospital, UMass Worcester, and Mass General Hospital. We are accelerating our efforts to find effective treatments and ultimately a cure for Fragile X syndrome, the most common inherited cause of autism and learning disabilities. We are working on three fronts: Re-purposing available drugs that show promise for treating Fragile X, either singly or in combination, Launching FRAXA Clinical Trials of availableRead more

FRAXA Biotech Games, the Beginning of Something Great

Dave Bjork Events Recap • FRAXA Updates March 1, 2019July 11, 2019Fulcrum Therapeutics

On September 20, 2018, FRAXA Research Foundation held the First Annual FRAXA Biotech Games™. The event was a “friendly” competition between greater Boston biotech companies and affiliated industry partners and vendors in a series of fun backyard lawn games. 42 teams of 4 players each played cornhole, KanJam, ladder golf and bucketball. Our goal was to establish an annual event in Cambridge, MA, that would unite the biotech community for an afternoon of fun competition, and raise money for biomedical research. We look forward to having them all back on September 19, 2019, at the Kresge Oval at MIT. Registration and sponsorships for the 2019 FRAXA Biotech Games Cup are available now!

FRAXA Biotech Games™ – Broadening the Base for Fragile X Research

Dave Bjork Events May 23, 2018March 13, 2019

We are proud to announce that the First Annual FRAXA Biotech Games™ are coming to Boston in September 2018. This event is a “friendly” competition between leading biotech companies in greater Boston in a series of back yard lawn games including Cornhole, KanJam, Bucketball and Ladder golf. The event will take place on the campus of Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) and funds raised will support a FRAXA Fragile X research grant to the lab of Dr. Mark Bear at the MIT Picower Institute.

Spectrum News – Newly Discovered Aspects of Fragile X Spur Next Wave of Drugs

FRAXA Research Foundation Bassell, Gary • Bear, Mark • FRAXA Updates • Osterweil, Emily • Research Updates • Zhao, Xinyu September 27, 2018October 19, 2018lovastatin, mGluR, mTOR

Many drugs for fragile X syndrome have failed in large clinical trials, but candidates that target new aspects of the condition may fare better.

FRAXA Fall Fling – Wednesday, Sept 12, 2018 – Peabody, MA

Join us on September 12, 2018 for a delightful evening as we celebrate and raise funds to find a cure for Fragile X, at the historic Smith Barn at Brooksby Farm in Peabody, MA.