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Scott Hilland and Sean McKinney are two very passionate and confident powerchair football athletes playing for the Northern Ireland team at the FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup 2023. Together the two young men have 19 years of experience on the playing field which will set them and their team up for success. In this interview…

This October, the Republic of Ireland team will be competing at the FIPFA Powerchair Football World Cup 2023 in Australia. Equipped with good ball shooting skills, leadership, strong team spirit and competitiveness, Ireland’s diverse team is well positioned to “close the gap in the top 3”.  PTC had the great pleasure to witness this firsthand…

Latin America (also referred to as LATAM) is a vast region with almost 600 million people – and therefore, many people there are impacted by rare diseases. “Having a presence in LATAM is incredibly important for PTC, as it allows us to increase access to our treatments for people living with rare diseases in this…

PTC employee and wheelchair football player Luke shares why he is passionate about the sport.

Investing in future PTC leaders and establishing a path for their successful growth was foundational to the creation of the Emerging Leaders (EL) program at PTC. The PTC Leadership Team recognized that it was essential to create a continuum of development and community for future leaders within PTC, with the goal of establishing a healthy…

For Philip, "everything is possible if you look at it from a different lens."

Our passionate colleagues from Northern Europe cycled 40km this June to raise money and awareness for Duchenne muscular dystrophy (Duchenne). The initiative supported ‘De Duchenne 40’, organized by Duchenne Parent Project Netherlands, to further research and better care for young adults with Duchenne, so that they live to be at least 40 years old. Camilla…

Through recumbent trike riding, Kyle was able to approach the roadblock that was his FA diagnosis.

Imagine being unable to experience the delight of eating food in a restaurant without fear. For people living with the rare disease familial chylomicronemia syndrome (FCS), this is their unfortunate reality. FCS, which affects one in 700,000 to one million people, prevents the body from breaking down fat, or triglycerides, leading to an accumulation in…

Ethan’s passion for astronomy and physics is “out of this world.”