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August 3, 2026 Letter from Terry Elpida Therapeutics

ION283 to be Developed by Elpida Therapeutics

August 3, 2026/by Chelsea's Hope

Exciting news for the Lafora community! 

Ionis reached an agreement for the future of the ION283 asset with Elpida Therapeutics. Terry Pirovolakis, CEO of Elpida Therapeutics, asked us to share this letter with the Lafora community to introduce their company and their plans for ION283. You can read the letter here: 

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Chelsea’s Hope is committed to advocating for the Lafora community and helping accelerate the development of this potential treatment. Please direct any questions about ION283, Elpida Therapeutics, or the Safety Study to ion283@chelseashope.org, and we will get back to you.

As a reminder, Chelsea’s Hope will host a Lafora Therapy Q&A on August 11 at 1:30 PM EDT. This session will go over new resources we’ve recently shared about the Lafora therapeutic pipeline. Then, we will answer your questions submitted in advance of the meeting, ending with some time for questions and responses. We will use TransPerfect AI translation for captions. Please register in advance here.

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Chelsea’s Hope began as a website in the fall of 2007 to share Chelsea Gerber’s story with family and friends. A 501(c)(3) organization since 2009, we have made an impact by raising awareness, connecting families worldwide, funding research, and maintaining hope.

Our mission is to improve the lives of those affected by Lafora disease and help accelerate the development of treatments. [Read More]

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