Accelerating a medical breakthrough for 500 million lung patients

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Accelerate groundbreaking research

We all hope and dream to live long, healthy lives. But severe chronic lung diseases such as COPD and asthma threaten this dream for 500 million people. Already, COPD is the third cause of death worldwide. One day, researchers will find cures and preventive treatments. Crucial solutions that can and will become available much sooner when we join forces internationally. LONGFONDS | Accelerate has made this possible. Join us today.

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  • Lung regeneration

    Breakthroughs in COPD research

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    To one day cure COPD, a group of top scientists in Europe and the United States have been working together for five years. They have already produced some great results.

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  • Lung regeneration

    Research on Lung Damage Repair

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    Antonella Dost, one of our stem cell researchers at the Hubrecht Institute in Utrecht, is working on promising ways to better understand and manipulate lung regeneration.

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Research projects

LONGFONDS | Accelerate focuses on asthma prevention and lung regeneration. Find out more about the groundbreaking research and the great promise.

Impact

Chronic lung disease causes 10.000 deaths each day

worldwide

500 million people suffer from chronic lung disease

worldwide

2.800 children hospitalized with breathing difficulties each year

in the Netherlands

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