December 28, 2021 News by Margarida Maia, PhD Donations to MS Society of Canada Triple in Value Through Dec. 31 Donations to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada through the end of this year will be double matched, meaning each donation will go three times as far in supporting Canadians with multiple sclerosis (MS) and in advancing research into the disease. All donations received until midnight on Dec.
June 11, 2021 News by Steve Bryson, PhD University Alumni Donate $7.5M to Support Research Into MS, Like Diseases John and Catherine Seibyl, both alumni of Case Western Reserve University (CWRU) in Ohio, have pledged $7.5 million to the university to advance multidisciplinary research into multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurodegenerative diseases. The funds will be shared strategically between CWRU’s School of Medicine and the Frances Payne Bolton…
January 7, 2021 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD MS Patient Donates $700,000 to Ochsner MS Work Desi Harrison, a multiple sclerosis (MS) patient and president of the nonprofit MS Warriors for a Cause, has donated $700,000 to support the Ochsner Neuroscience Institute. The funds will help support research and care at the Ochsner Multiple Sclerosis Center to ensure that patients — like Harrison, who…
September 19, 2019 News by Jose Marques Lopes, PhD JK Rowling Donates £15.3M to UK Clinic Working in MS Research, Treatment Discovery J.K. Rowling, the author of the Harry Potter series, has donated £15.3 million — more than $19 million — to the Anne Rowling Regenerative Neurology Clinic to support research, create new facilities, and help develop new treatments for people with multiple sclerosis (MS) and other neurodegenerative disorders.
July 26, 2017 News by Alice Melão, MSc Wealthy Oilman with Multiple Sclerosis Funds Canadian Studies for Promising MS Therapy Canadian oilman Hank Swartout made a fortune as longtime founder and CEO of Precision Drilling. The Calgary native mortgaged his house to start the company, which by the time he left in 2009 had annual sales of $7 billion. But an early diagnosis of multiple sclerosis (MS) at the age…
August 22, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD A&W Hosts ‘Burgers to Beat MS’ Fundraiser on Aug. 25 Across Canada A&W Food Services of Canada is celebrating its “Burgers to Beat MS” day on Thursday, Aug. 25, and for an 8th year will donate $1 for each Teen Burger sold at any of its 860 restaurants nationwide to the Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada (MSSC). Through such campaigns, A&W has raised over $8 million since 2009…
June 21, 2016 News by Patricia Silva, PhD National MS Society Using Record $3M Gift to Expand Services and Outreach Programs The National Multiple Sclerosis Society announced that it has received the largest gift ever given the organization by an individual — a $3 million, multiyear donation to establish and fund the Edward M. Dowd Personal Advocate Program, which aims to improve and expand personalized case management and care for people with…
