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Welcome

Rebecca WoodChief Executive

Welcome

Alzheimer’s Research UK

Alzheimer’s Research UK • UK’s leading dementia research charity. Second only to Medical Research Council for research funding

• We have over £20m invested over 140 projects

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Why our work matters• Dementia is the great medical challenge of our time• Over 820,000 people affected• Rapid progress, but still too much we don’t know• Funding remains far behind other diseases• Population ageing and economic impact

Our research • Dementia is not inevitable - Research can beat it• Diagnosis, prevention, treatment and cure• New strategy

Research progress

• UK research is amongst best in world• Current drugs, Genetic understanding, Detection• Funds and attention improving – PM Challenge

Dementia Challenge

Improving Research

Double research funding to £66m by 2015

One year review • £22 million - 21 new projects through the National Institute for

Health Research (NIHR)

• £4.5m from the Medical Research Council (MRC) to evaluate existing drugs and potential benefits for people with dementia

• Additional support from MRC for Brain Banking + renewed commitments from Alzheimer’s Research UK and Alzheimer’s Society

• Push to increase participation in research through DeNDRoN

• ESRC planning grant of up to £13m; impressed by the quality of the work

G8

•Prime minister plans to engage G8 on research, sharing leadership.• Research Champions are being consulted about key areas. ARUK is keen to address data exclusivity.

Evington Catalyst

•This group set up by Jan Hall to engage business leaders and considering the global picture.

Future priorities •Monitor progress on dementia challenge

•All parties commit investment to dementia research ‘Manifestos 2015’ and new strategy for post-2015

•Increase engagement in dementia research – public, carers and patients

•New treatments – encourage collaboration in pharma, academia

Fighting back

Be the difference

• Research needs you!• Support studies• Clinical trials - help develop next generation of drugs

• Share your experiences of careor accessing services

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Thank you Questions

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