The race for a cure

Bringing the world’s best scientists together to accelerate the development of new treatments and a cure for type 1 diabetes

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Type 1 diabetes researcher at microscope

Partners

The Steve Morgan Foundation, Diabetes UK and JDRF are united by our ambition to cure type 1 diabetes

A game-changing partnership

Hear from the partners in the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge

413k

people living with type 1 diabetes in the UK

£50m

invested to supercharge the race to a cure

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pioneering areas of research

Find out why Steve Morgan has joined forces with JDRF and Diabetes UK to find better treatments and a cure

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Funding available for transformational novel insulins research

News

November 28, 2023

Funding available for transformational novel insulins research

The first funding call under the Novel Insulins part of the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge is open, aiming to support research to drive transformational therapy development.

“Thank you” from a Grand Challenge researcher

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Professor Sarah Richardson sat at her lab computer

October 4, 2023

“Thank you” from a Grand Challenge researcher

One of the first exceptional scientists to receive Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge funding tells us just what our funding means to her and how the Grand Challenge is building a culture that allows UK type 1 diabetes research to thrive.

Networking workshop to set the stage for £1 million of funding into beta cell therapy innovations

News

Type 1 diabetes researcher in lab with back to camera looking at microscopic cells via a screen

September 5, 2023

Networking workshop to set the stage for £1 million of funding into beta cell therapy innovations

Researchers are invited to attend a networking workshop this November focused on innovative, high-risk, high-reward ideas with the potential to transform the type 1 diabetes beta cell therapy field.

Putting people affected by type 1 diabetes at the heart of research.

The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge brings together scientists and the type 1 community to drive forward progress in areas that matter most to people with type 1.

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