Driving change in 2025

This year, FightMND is investing $22.9 million into cutting-edge motor neurone disease (MND) research and Care programs.  

Of this, $21.5 million is driving research aimed at understanding MND and finding effective treatments and, ultimately, a cure.  

Thanks to your support, we’re backing 21 projects, an international collaborative prize, critical research infrastructure and the next generation of MND researchers.  

Your support is helping fund: 

  • Clinical trials and drug development 
  • Discovery science and translational research 
  • Infrastructure to support long-term progress 
  • Career pathways for emerging and mid-career researchers.  

We’ve also invested $1.4 million into care research and programs that make a real difference day-to-day. From improving care coordination to developing new tools that support people living with MND and their families. Because while research drives hope for tomorrow, care changes lives today. 

Learn more about the projects we’re supporting in our 2025 Cure and Care Investment booklet.  

Meet our researchers

Dr Alison Yaxley and Elizabeth Kapur

For people living with MND, simple everyday actions like eating, drinking and swallowing can become major hurdles. At Flinders University and Flinders Medical Centre, Dr Alison Yaxley and Elizabeth Kapur are developing a practical, web-based toolkit to make managing these challenges easier.  

Their project, MND Ed, aims to give people living with MND and their families access to clear, evidence-based information to support nutrition and swallowing throughout the disease journey.  

As the first recipients of the Chris Ross MND Research Grant, Alison and Liz are creating a trusted, patient-centred resource co-designed with people living with MND and their carers. Helping them make informed choices for as long as possible.  

Impact of your donation

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As we continue to fight against the Beast and seek to find a treatment and cure, we would love to hear from you about how you may be able to get involved. Our team are ready to help in anyway they can.