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    Primer Fund: Fast-tracking early diagnosis in MND 

    Primer Fund: Fast-tracking early diagnosis in MND  The Primer Fund supports tools and tests in primary care that could help…

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    Could heart medication or arthritis drugs be used to treat motor neuron disease?

    We have announced the launch of projects aimed at identifying repurposed drugs to treat motor neuron disease (MND), a devastating,…

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  • MND Drug Repurposing Programme: Enhancing the MND ecosystem’s approach to drug repurposing

    MND Drug Repurposing Programme: Enhancing the MND ecosystem’s approach to drug repurposing We’re funding high-quality preclinical studies and building a…

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    CognoMND: Improving access to cognitive screening in motor neuron disease 

    CognoMND: Improving access to cognitive screening in motor neuron disease  We’ve partnered with the University of Sheffield to fund CognoMND,…

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  • EXPErimental medicine Route To Success in Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (EXPERTS-ALS)

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  • MinderCare – Translational research and digitally enabled care

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  • MinderCare: An NHS service helping people with dementia live independently for longer

    MinderCare: An NHS service helping people with dementia live independently for longer   We are funding and supporting MinderCare through…

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    LifeArc joins new global initiative to accelerate drug discovery for ALS/MND treatments 

    LifeArc joins new global initiative to accelerate drug discovery for ALS/MND treatments  LifeArc has become a partner of the Longitude…

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    Drug Discovery & Development Europe

    About the event This event highlights the whole value chain of novel drugs – all the way from early discovery…

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    LifeArc supports research to develop a quick, affordable blood test for the early detection of dementia

     As part of a collaboration with UK Dementia Research Institute, we are supporting research to validate a new blood test…

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  • Panel discussion at the LifeArc Translational Science Summit on MND and Rare Dementias. 3 expert speakers who have MND are on stage with a LifeArc employee chairing the discussion
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    Reflections from the LifeArc Translational Science Summit on MND and Rare Dementias

    On 5 March 2025, we hosted a Translational Science Summit on MND and Rare Dementias. From leading researchers, to venture…

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    LifeArc and Neuropeutics Inc join forces to advance a new treatment for MND/ALS

    LifeArc has announced a collaboration with Neuropeutics Inc to develop a new small molecule for the treatment of motor neuron…

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