Where your money goes
Guided by our strategy, Catalysing a Cure, we back the smartest, most efficient MND research. However big or small, your donations fuel our mission.
Our research strategy
Motor neuron disease is relentless, and so is our approach. Working closely with the entire MND community, we’ve developed our research strategy, Catalysing a Cure, to focus on funding, guiding, and enabling the most efficient research to accelerate the development of new MND treatments.
Year 2 report
Each year we report on the progress made against the aims set out in our strategy. Stay up to date with our latest yearly progress and discover how your money is actively funding change.
Our strategic priorities
Working closely with the MND community, we’ve identified three clear strategic priorities that drive our work and the research we’re funding. Across them all, our aim is to help researchers build the evidence needed to demonstrate the potential for new treatments and encourage further investments.
Validate therapeutic targets
We support research that aims to identify and robustly validate new targets, and prioritises those with the most potential to underpin future therapeutic strategies.
Accelerate new treatments
We invest in pre-clinical studies and clinical trials to drive forward the development of new treatments and help to fast-track those with the most promise towards the clinic.
Improve translation
We encourage research that will improve the translation of scientific discoveries from the lab to the clinic, including earlier detection and diagnosis, better biomarkers, and patient stratification.
Our approach
We’re breaking down our five-year strategy into four key pillars that guide our activities and help us take clear, actionable steps towards a world free of MND.
Invest
in promising research through our competitive grant scheme and other strategic initiatives.
Partner
with all those who share our vision to pool funds and expertise, achieving greater impact together.
Influence
the political agenda and help shape the research landscape through our Scientific Advisory Meetings.
Involve
people affected by MND to ensure their needs are at the heart of all that we do.
Discover the research we fund
Learn how our targeted investments are catalysing change in MND research and creating momentum in the race for a cure.
Discover the research we fund
Learn how our targeted investments are catalysing change in MND research and creating momentum in the race for a cure.
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