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Our charitable model allows us to invest in risky projects or where commercial returns may be low
Philanthropic Fund
£5 million philanthropic fund for rare disease research
Seed Fund
For promising early stage therapeutics, diagnostics and biological research
Lifearc & MND Association Translational Research Fund
£1m fund for research into treatments for motor neurone disease
The Development Gap Fund
Administered by LifeArc to support small-scale studies by MRC researchers
Gene Therapy Innovation Hubs
Three new dedicated facilities to enable more rapid development of novel gene therapies in the UK
COVID-19 Fund
15 projects approved for £10m funding to address the COVID-19 pandemic
LifeArc-CSO Fund for Scottish researchers
Joint fund of £300,000 for research led by Scottish institutes or the NHS
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