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Mirocals News Article
We are sure many of you will have seen the Mail on Sunday story on Interleukin-2, the treatment under study in the Mirocals trial which has had significant funding from the MND Association and other partners and completed in late 2022. The emerging results, as reported at the 33rd International Symposium on ALS/MND in December…
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United2EndMND Funding Pledge – Steve Barclay – Our Response
We warmly welcome this announcement. It means that our scientists can go ahead and build the vital UK MND Research Institute which will execute the detailed and coordinated scientific plan presented to Government last year. This plan ensures the collaboration of the most eminent UK MND neuroscientists at the 5 top research centres across the…
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United2EndMND – December 2022 Update
United2EndMND – Status Update Last week, our world was rocked to the core by the sudden passing of the legendary Doddie Weir. His battle with our disease was played out in full public glare, exposing the brutal nature of the neurodegenerative effects. He did so because he wanted and demanded change. And boy did he…
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Important UK Government Statement
Important Statement by Secretary of State Health and Social Care – 5th September On September 5th 2022 the following statement was made in Parliament, transcribed in Hansard by the outgoing Secretary of State for Health and Social Care Steve Barclay.
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An announcement
A significant step forward for the United2EndMND campaign Today’s announcement of a £4.25m investment into MND research marks an important partnership between the UK’s leading neuroscientists, charities and the Government’s research funding councils in the fight to find effective treatments.
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Letter to Sajid Javid and Kwasi Kwarteng
This is a letter from people living with MND The Rt Hon Sajid Javid MPSecretary of State for Health and Social Care Department of Health and Social Care39 Victoria StreetLondon SW1H 0EU The Rt Hon Kwasi Kwarteng MPSecretary of State for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy1 Victoria StreetLondon…
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A Statement
This is a statement from people living with MND. We are hopeful that discussions taking place today involving leading scientists and senior government advisers will open up a way to release the £50 million funding promised by the Prime Minister in November last year for a mission to find effective treatments for MND and enable…
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Update – 1st May 2022
Report of meeting with Care Minister Gillian Keegan 26th April Representatives of the United2EndMND coalition (MND Association, MND Scotland, My Name’5 Doddie Foundation, researchers and patients) met with Gillian Keegan MP (minister for health and social care), Steve Baker MP, Andrew Lewer MBE MP and senior DHSC civil servants on 26 April in Parliament. The…
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Single Application Letter from researchers
Letter to Minister ahead of Meeting on 26th April 2022 The UK government’s £50m wholly new commitment to a new MND Translational Research infrastructure is an amazing funding boost. But it can only fully realise the ambitions of the MND community and researchers with the streamlining of grant application processes.
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Single Application
The absolute need for a single application The UK government’s £50m wholly new commitment to a new MND Translational Research infrastructure is an amazing funding boost. But it can only fully realise the ambitions of the MND community and researchers with the streamlining of grant application processes.
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