Donate to the Virtual Biotech this festive season.
New treatments are not only possible, but within our reach. Help fund research to explore every angle.
£15 could go towards a pack of glass slides to help researchers look at brain cells under the microscope.
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Find out more about the Parkinson's Virtual Biotech
People with Parkinson's need new treatments now, but drug development takes years.
Through the Virtual Biotech, we're bridging the gap and investing in projects with the greatest potential to transform life for people with Parkinson's. We invest in rapidly testing and developing them. Utilising labs and working with Biotech's and scientists across the world. Accelerating the search for new treatments.
Your donation could support projects like these today
Your donation will have a huge impact. Research like this is only possible with your support.
Read on to find out more about just a few research projects in the Parkinson's Virtual Biotech portfolio right now.
A new drug is set to move to clinical trials
NRG5051 is a tablet designed to repair damage to the mitochondria - the "batteries" of brain cells. Our Parkinson's Virtual Biotech gave the founding investment in 2019, recognising the potential benefits for people with Parkinson's. Since then, researchers have successfully shown that the drug can enter the brain and help rescue mitochondria. Now, the company who developed NRG5051, NRG Therapeutics, has attracted significant investment to take the next crucial step into clinical trials.
A potential new drug targeting brain inflammation
In Parkinson's, studies have shown that there is more inflammation in the brain areas affected by the condition. Scientists believe this may play a role in damaging the dopamine-producing cells affected in Parkinson's, speeding up the rate they die. The potential new drug being developed by Neumora Therapeutics aims to protect these precious cells by stopping inflammation being triggered in the brain.
Help fund pioneering new research
Can we count on your help this Christmas? Your gift will help fund promising research through the Virtual Biotech like the projects above. Your gift will help explore every research angle available to find new treatments.
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You can take part in clinical trials, get connected to researchers and have your say on what research is needed and how it's done.
These are just some of the research projects your gift will help fund. There are 12 active projects in our Virtual Biotech portfolio right now.