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  • Degradation of motor neurons, conceptual 3D illustration.
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    £76M investment backing into potential MND treatment, underlines benefit of charity funding

    Promising new research to develop gene therapy to treat motor neuron disease and other conditions like dementia secures big investment…

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  • Collage of photographs from a conference about ALS. Images feature people chatting, brochures and someone delivering a talk

    ALS Therapy Development Institute Summit

    About the event The ALS TDI Summit is a free conference that aims to inform and empower the ALS community…

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  • A portrait cover image of Manuela Cerina, Scientific Director at LifeArc.
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    New partnership aims to develop clinical tools for motor neuron disease prognosis, monitoring, and drug development

    LifeArc and ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI) have joined forces to identify, validate, and develop new biomarkers that are…

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  • 3D illustration of a synapse and Neuron cells sending electrical chemical signals.
    News releases

    LifeArc and Kings College London team up to accelerate MND treatment development by driving systematic target validation

    LifeArc has pledged £1.5 million to fund a new two-year collaborative partnership with King’s College London (KCL) to validate a…

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  • A male LifeArc scientists wearing gloves, a lab coat and safety glasses, pipettes liquid into a clear beaker.

    UKDRI: A £30 million partnership for the development of new dementia treatments

    UK DRI: A £30 million partnership for the development of new dementia treatments Our partnership with the UK Dementia Research…

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  • Two hands cradle a string of paper dolls including children and adults, one is a wheelchair user.

    MND Insights Group: Collaborating with the MND community to understand urgent needs

    MND Insights Group: Collaborating with the MND community to understand urgent needs At LifeArc our mission is to uncover the…

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  • The MND collaborative partnership

    The MND collaborative partnership £4.25 million partnership aimed at speeding up the development of effective MND treatments. Overview This exciting…

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  • A female LifeArc scientist in gloves, lab coat, hijab and safety glasses lifts a plate from a lab machine.

    Funding: Development of repurposed drug candidates for MND

    Funding: Development of repurposed drug candidates for MND Through LifeArc’s Translational Challenge in MND, this funding programme aims to boost…

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  • A LifeArc scientist operates chemistry equipment behind a protective screen.

    Funding: £1m primer fund to accelerate MND diagnosis

    Funding: £1m primer fund to accelerate MND diagnosis The primer fund is intended to support projects which seek to develop…

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  • Close up of cell images on a computer screen in the lab, with and male and female scientist in the foreground

    Funding: The MND translational research fund

    Funding: The MND translational research fund A joint fund created by LifeArc and the Motor Neurone Disease Association (MND Association)…

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  • Microscope image of brain tissue
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    LifeArc announces £5 million drug repurposing programme for motor neuron disease

    LifeArc announced today that it will commit £5 million in grant funding to find new treatments for motor neuron disease…

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  • Light micrograph of human brain tissue showing neurons and glial cells
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    LifeArc-funded documentary highlights pioneering scientific research into new targets for treatment of motor neuron disease

    A new documentary has been released which follows a key discovery made by researchers at University College London that suggests…

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