Via Scoop.it – ALS Lou Gehrig’s Disease
At a conference yesterday attended by former and current state officials, Weston-based research company Biogen Idec announced it is donating $500,000 to a fund set up by former Gov. Paul Cellucci to aid innovative research for Amyotropic Lateral Sclerosis, or Lou Gehrig’s disease. “I can’t tell you how thankful I am to (former Gov. William Weld) and everyone who has stepped up to the plate,” Cellucci told a crowd of reporters and politicians at the Seaport Boston Hotel, including Weld. “They’re getting very close (to a cure), not only for ALS, but other degenerative diseases.” Cellucci, who served as governor from 1997 to 2001 and grew up in Hudson, was diagnosed with ALS about three years ago. Cellucci said he’d like to raise $10 million dollars toward the effort as quickly as possible. Including Biogen’s donation, the fund — called the UMass/ALS Champion Fund — has raised $1.3 million in less than a year.
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