Bill Gates contributes $10 million award to the Alzheimer’s Association ‘Part the Cloud’ programme
Monday 04 November 2019
On 4 November, the Alzheimer’s Association announced the contribution of $10 million by Bill Gates to its ‘Part the Cloud’ research funding programme. Along with the $30 million already raised by the Alzheimer’s Association, this brings the total Part the Cloud clinical research investment to $60 million. ‘Part the Cloud’ was founded in 2012 by Michaela ‘Mikey’ Hoag, whose parents both died of Alzheimer’s disease. ‘Part the Cloud’ specifically funds early-phase clinical research, aiming to accelerate translation of laboratory findings into possible disease therapies. The $10 million Gates award will specifically fund clinical trials of novel therapeutic approaches that target mitochondria, vascular pathologies, protein clearance-related mechanisms and neuroinflammation. More information about the funding programme can be found here:
