Oct 18, 2019 | Philanthropy
Blockchain is a relatively recent form of technology devised originally as the technology underpinning bitcoin. The inventor or group of inventors behind the blockchain is known as Satoshi Nakamoto, a pseudonym, with nobody yet knowing for sure who this is. Since...
Oct 9, 2019 | Philanthropy
The ALS Therapy Development Foundation, now called the ALS Therapy Development Institute (ALS TDI), was established by Jamie Heywood in 1999. The founding of this organisation began after Jamie’s brother, Stephen, was diagnosed with the condition aged just 29. Jamie...
Aug 29, 2019 | Philanthropy
The Thierry Latran Foundation, or Fondation Thierry Latran, is a unique European foundation and the first to be dedicated to Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS). Created in 2008 with the backing of the Fondation de France, the foundation exclusively...
Aug 20, 2019 | Philanthropy
Amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, referred to concisely as ALS, is a progressive neurodegenerative disease which affects approximately 5,000 new people per year. Some further statistics about ALS can be found in the embedded infographic. There is currently no known cure...
