Marc, how much of the $10 million has The Iacocca Foundation raised
so far? How many millions will it take to get this into human
trials?




--- In nathanfaustmantrials@yahoogroups.com, "Marc Davino"
<marc@...> wrote:
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> Good afternoon,
>
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>
> Just to clarify, The Iacocca Foundation has COMMTTED to raising
$10 million
> for the Nathan/Faustman trial. However, that number has yet to be
reached
> so we need to continue fundraising if we are to reach the goal.
>
>
>
> In addition, the foundation is committed to supporting additional
diabetes
> research projects and as such we will continue fundraising.
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> For both of these reasons, we appreciate all of the generous
support we have
> received to date, and will receive going forward.
>
>
> Warm regards,
>
>
>
> Marc J. Davino
>
> Assistant Director, Development and Communications
>
> The Iacocca Foundation
>
> 17 Arlington Street, 4th Floor
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> Boston, MA 02116
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> 617-267-7747
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> marc@...
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> www.iacoccafoundation.org
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>
>
> _____
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> From: nathanfaustmantrials@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:nathanfaustmantrials@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of Bernard
Farrell
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 1:55 PM
> To: nathanfaustmantrials@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [nathanfaustmantrials] Give money now?
>
>
>
> Joshua
>
> You may be right overall about giving money. However my belief is
that all
> research could do with more money, it may help speed up building of
> equipment. I also strongly believe that if this research got a lot
of
> funding others may consider looking into this area, and the more
folks
> working on a problem area the more likely we are to see progress.
>
> Bernard
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> On 10/2/06, Joshua Levy <joshualevy@yahoo. <mailto:joshualevy@...>
> com> wrote:
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>
> My questions is: should we give money to this research now? If so,
> why?
>
> I know that sounds like a strange question (especially for this
board),
> but my understanding is this:
> 1. The Faustman/Nathan human trials have been funded for $10
million
> dollars; all the money they asked for.
> 2. They are not going to actually start human trials until fall
2008.
> 3. This delay is based on pre-clinical work and building
equipment, and
> will not be sped up by more money.
> 4. Even if the trial works, there can not be a follow-on trial
until
> fall 2009, at the very earliest.
>
> So if my goal is to cure type-1 as quickly as possible, why should
I
> donate more money to this research right now? Why not wait until
2008
> and 2009?
>
> Joshua Levy
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