Margarida Maia, PhD,  science writer—

Margarida is a biochemist (University of Porto, Portugal) with a PhD in biomedical sciences (VIB and KULeuven, Belgium). Her main interest is science communication. She is also passionate about design and the dialogue between art and science.

Articles by Margarida Maia

FDA clears Phase 3b trial of NurOwn for ALS

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has cleared a Phase 3b clinical trial to test Brainstorm Cell Therapeutics’ cell-based therapy NurOwn (debamestrocel) in people with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS). The trial, ENDURANCE (NCT06973629), is expected to open soon at more than a dozen sites across…