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$30 million venture philanthropy fund to tackle Alzheimer's

$ 80 million will be directed towards Alzheimer’s research and drug discovery

17-Jul-2018

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Investors include Bill Gates, Leonard Lauder and the Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation.

$30 million Diagnostics Accelerator to investigate ideas for diagnosing Alzheimer's earlier.

Current Alzheimer's diagnoses are expensive, complex and invasive procedures.

Gates hopes to find a simple blood test or eye exam.

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Bill Gates

American business magnate and co-founder of Microsoft

Charles and Helen Schwab Foundation

The foundation aspires to help kids with learning and attention problems.

Genentech

Company creating and delivering innovative medicines.

Leonard Lauder

American billionaire businessman and art collector

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