General Archive
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News releasesLifeArc and Sarcoma UK fund research to guide treatment decisions in rare cancer
£150,000 grant will fund a study of a biomarker test that could improve outcomes for patients with a rare sarcoma…
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ArticlesTranslational research into children’s rare diseases enters 5th year of collaborative funding
Accelerating research that will have a significant impact on the treatment of children and young people
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News releasesLifeArc launches £40m funding call to create Translational Rare Disease Centres
Centres to become focal points for rare disease research translation and engagement with the patient community across the UK.
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News releasesLifeArc plans two major funding calls to boost translational research in rare disease & lung health in cystic fibrosis
The calls are part of our wider £100m programme to support scientific innovation for people living with cystic fibrosis.
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The Pathfinder Award: Fast-tracking innovative rare disease research projects with £3 million of funding
The Pathfinder Award: Fast-tracking innovative rare disease research projects with £3 million of funding We have awarded £3 million across…
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ArticlesRare Disease Day 2023 – Robbie’s story
Robbie has a rare genetic neurodegenerative disease known as AP-4 Hereditary Spastic Paraplegia (AP-4 HSP) subtype SPG47.
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ArticlesFour ways we support rare disease research
LifeArc provides a range of advice, funding and science to help scientists turn promising research into potential treatments.
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ArticlesLifeArc awards £3 million to advance promising early rare disease research from the lab to the patient
Pump-prime funding to help researchers get innovative approaches off the ground
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News releasesDriving translational research into childhood rare diseases
Four grants awarded to projects that aim to translate research discoveries into benefits for children affected by rare diseases
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ArticlesAdvancing novel gene therapies into the clinic
Report on progress to establish Innovation Hubs for Gene Therapies to advance promising research into life-changing new medicines.
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News releasesLifeArc and Scottish Government work together to drive Scottish research into rare diseases
LifeArc and the Chief Scientist Office (CSO) for the Scottish Government have today jointly awarded a total of £300,000 to…
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ArticlesLiving with genetic sight loss – a family story
Late-onset retinal degeneration (L-ORD) is a rare inherited eye disease that leads to blindness in older people.