The ALS Therapy
Development Institute today announced that the Race 4 Research 5K and Walk will
be held on Sunday, May 3, 2015 at the Technology Square Courtyard in Cambridge,
MA. The Race 4 Research features a 5K
and four-mile walk, but also includes family activities and refreshments
courtesy of local restaurants and breweries. All funds raised benefit the ALS
Therapy Development Institute, a nonprofit biotech whose scientists actively discover
and develop treatments and a cure for amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
The Race for Research has a fundraising goal
of $100,000 this year to advance ALS research. Formerly known as “The Cure is
Coming!” the event has raised more than $455,000 since 2005.
“ALS is a
progressive disease and a race against time. This event raises significant
funding to advance promising ALS research and potential treatments toward the
clinic. The thousands of people that have run, walked, or rolled as part of
this event over the years have brought research forward in hugely important
ways. With the Ice Bucket Challenge last year, we hope that even more people
will come out and continue to show their support in the effort to end ALS,”
says Steve Perrin, Ph.D., CEO and Chief Scientific Officer at the ALS Therapy
Development Institute.
The Race for
Research will open registration at 8:30 AM. The 5K road race and four-mile walk
will begin promptly at 9:30 and 9:45AM, respectively.
To participate,
donate or learn more about the Race 4 Research 5K and Walk, visit www.race4research.org.
About the ALS
Therapy Development Institute
The ALS Therapy
Development Institute and its scientists actively discover and develop
treatments for ALS. The Institute is the world’s first and largest nonprofit
biotech focused 100 percent on ALS research. Led by ALS patients and their
families, the charity understands the urgent need to slow and stop this
horrible disease. Based in Cambridge, MA, the Institute has served as one of
the leaders in sharing data and information with academic and ALS research
organizations, patients and their families. For more information, visit www.als.net.
Media
Contact: Mari Cody, ALS Therapy Development
Institute, mcody@als.net,
(617) 441-7220