Marc, you said $11.5 mil to REACH human clinical trials. Can you
clarify, does this INCLUDE the human clinical trials, or does this
only include all the pre-clinical trial work?



--- In nathanfaustmantrials@yahoogroups.com, "Marc Davino"
<marc@...> wrote:
>
> Hi,
>
>
>
> Nearly $6 million has been raised to date. Thanks to everyone for
the
> generous support.
>
>
>
> The price tag remains the same to reach human clinical trials -
$11.5
> million. The foundation has committed to $10 million and the
Massachusetts
> General Hospital has committed to $1.5 million.
> http://www.iacoccafoundation.org/grants_diabetes_research.html
describes the
> Nathan/Faustman project in more detail.
>
>
>
> Regards,
>
>
>
> Marc J. Davino
>
> Assistant Director, Development and Communications
>
> The Iacocca Foundation
>
> 17 Arlington Street, 4th Floor
>
> Boston, MA 02116
>
> 617-267-7747
>
> marc@...
>
> www.iacoccafoundation.org
>
>
>
> _____
>
> From: nathanfaustmantrials@yahoogroups.com
> [mailto:nathanfaustmantrials@yahoogroups.com] On Behalf Of
stilltypeone
> Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 9:53 PM
> To: nathanfaustmantrials@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: [nathanfaustmantrials] Re: Give money now?
>
>
>
> 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 nathanfaustmantrial <mailto:nathanfaustmantrials%
40yahoogroups.com>
> s@yahoogroups.com, "Marc Davino"
> <marc@> wrote:
> >
> > Good afternoon,
> >
> >
> >
> > 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.
> >
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> > Boston, MA 02116
> >
> > 617-267-7747
> >
> > marc@
> >
> > www.iacoccafoundation.org
> >
> >
> >
> > _____
> >
> > From: nathanfaustmantrial <mailto:nathanfaustmantrials%
40yahoogroups.com>
> s@yahoogroups.com
> > [mailto:nathanfaustmantrial
> <mailto:nathanfaustmantrials%40yahoogroups.com> s@yahoogroups.com]
On Behalf
> Of Bernard
> Farrell
> > Sent: Monday, October 02, 2006 1:55 PM
> > To: nathanfaustmantrial <mailto:nathanfaustmantrials%
40yahoogroups.com>
> s@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
> >
> > On 10/2/06, Joshua Levy <joshualevy@yahoo. <mailto:joshualevy@>
> > com> wrote:
> >
> >
> > 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
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> >
> > ------------------------------------------------------
> > Read my blog at:
> > http://www.bernardf
> <http://www.bernardf
<http://www.bernardfarrell.com/blog/blogger.html>
> arrell.com/blog/blogger.html>
> > arrell.com/blog/blogger.html
> >
>