May 24, 2023 News by Mary Chapman Alliance launches research grant program to mark World MS Day To mark World MS Day, which takes place annually on May 30, the International Progressive MS Alliance is introducing a research program to help drive early innovations in care programs for those with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Specifically, the program seeks to identify solutions to…
December 14, 2021 News by Marisa Wexler, MS Alliance Outlines Global Goals for Progressive MS Research and Care Leaders of theĀ International Progressive MS Alliance have proposed a global research strategy to find better ways to care for people with progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). They detailed their proposal in the paper, “Charting a global research strategy for progressive MSāAn international progressive MS…
July 9, 2021 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD 3 UK Scientists Win Challenge Awards for Progressive MS Projects Three scientists in the U.K. were given awards by the International Progressive MS AllianceĀ that will support projects aiming to explore new approaches to treating progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). The three are among this year’sĀ 19 winners of the alliance’s Research Challenge Awards, which totaled Ā£1.2 million…
June 29, 2021 News by Patricia Inacio, PhD Progressive MS Projects Earn Research Challenge Awards The Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada has granted itsĀ International Progressive MS Alliance (Alliance) Research Challenge Awards to 19 researchers for their work on progressive forms of multiple sclerosis (MS). Among them is Jennifer Gommerman, PhD, a professor at the University of Toronto, in Canada, who will use…
February 10, 2021 News by Joana Carvalho, PhD Progressive MS Alliance Wants Changes to Trials to Better Realize Treatments Making clinical trials more comparable, consistent, and focused on the biological mechanisms underlying the onset and development of multiple sclerosis (MS) are all key to more quickly realizing new treatments for progressive MS, according to the International Progressive MS Alliance. To attain these goals, the Alliance, a worldwide…
February 28, 2019 Columns by Laura Kolaczkowski Breaking Down the Silos in the MS Community In the research world, references to breaking down silos abound, and weāre not talking about those found on the farm. These figurative silos are where information is contained and not shared outside of a particular area. Researchers work within their own organization, rarely sharing their work with others doing…
February 19, 2016 News by Margarida Azevedo, MSc Research on Progressive MS to Be Funded by International Progressive MS Alliance Dr. Timothy Coetzee from the National Multiple Sclerosis Society will present an overview of the objectives and achievements of the International Progressive MS Alliance (PMSA), an organization dedicated to facilitating and funding research on progressive multiple sclerosis (MS), a form of MS especially lacking effective therapeutic options. Coetzee…