Cures Within Reach is an organization that aims to help patients by repurposing research. They work towards getting treatments quickly and safely in an effort to aid those who need it most. Working towards treatments for cancers to rare diseases, this organization makes a real impact in the medical sphere and patient lives.
CureAccelerator Live! for Rare Diseases
In their June newsletter, they announced important news, including the winner of the CureAccelerator Live! for Rare Diseases. Winning means receiving funding for research, which in turn gives the researcher the ability to make their project better and run at a faster speed. This year’s winner is Dr. Angela Fleischman of the University of California, Irvine. Her project focuses on myeloproliferative neoplasms, and she will now have a $50,000 grant to better it.
Cures Within Reach is now working towards gathering funds for runner-ups, which includes research on therapies for vision loss, treatment for pediatric acute myeloid leukemia, repurposing drugs for mantle cell lymphoma, and preventing relapses after bone marrow transplants in pediatric acute lymphoblastic leukemia. To learn more about the winner and runner-ups, click here.
Other News
Cures Within Reach also announced the winners of their Global Health Repurposing Awards. This award is intended to recognize achievements in repurposing research and treatments in order to help patients. The Standford SPARK program, Drugs for Neglected Diseases Initiative, and Camargo will all receive awards. Events to recognize these organizations are expected to be held in the fall of this year, where speakers will also educate on engaging patients in the 505(b)(2) Regulatory Process and repurposing in pediatrics.
This newsletter also suggests media for those who want to educate themselves. A short film, titled A Doctor’s Dream: A Pill for Sleeping Sickness, and DIA’s podcast are both suggested to learn more about helping patients and medical other news.
Do you want to help Cures Within Reach fund research and help patients? You can donate here!