CureAccelerator Live! for Chicago 2020

CureAccelerator Live! for Chicago

September 15, 2020 from 5 – 7pm CT

VIRTUAL for attendees

CureAccelerator Live! is our philanthropic pitch event where up to 5 PIs are the finalists presenting their clinical repurposing trials for up to $50,000 in funding and attendees select the winning project.

Watch our Event Highlights Video here!

Announcing the Winner:

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Richard Lieber, PhD

Repurposing a blood cancer treatment to treat muscle contractures in cerebral palsy patients

Click here to watch Dr. Lieber's winning pitch
Click HERE to read more about Dr. Lieber's winning project

Ready to Fund Projects:
Contact us to learn more about any of these ready-to-fund clinical repurposing trials. Help us match our funding being raised now!

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Sadiya Khan, MD

Combining 3 diuretic drugs for heart failure patients

Watch Dr. Kahn Pitch Her Project
Read Dr. Kahn's Project Poster

André Lindsey, PhD

Using EEG as a tool to better assess recovery following brain injury

Watch Dr. Lindsey Pitch His Project
Read Dr. Lindsey's Project Poster

Margaret Liotta, DO

Repurposing a blood pressure drug for the treatment of recurrent chemo resistant ovarian cancer

Watch Dr. Liotta Pitch Her Project
Read Dr. Liotta's Project Poster

Read more in the news release announcing the finalists.

CureAccelerator Live! for Chicago is supported by:

Searle Funds at the Chicago Community Trust logo

Thanks also to our Chicago Repurposing Community members: 

Brand Institute supports repurposing research
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Golan Christie Taglia supports repurposing research
Horizon Therapeutics supports repurposing research
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Recordati Rare Diseases supports repurposing research
Takeda Pharmaceuticals supports repurposing research
TerSera Therapeutics supports repurposing research
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