
Longitude Prize on ALS
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The Longitude Prize series from innovation prize experts @Challenge_Works. Longitude Prize on ALS launching June 25th 2025!
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We’re proud to be funding the #LongitudePrizeOnALS, a £7.5m challenge prize to drive AI-led innovation to discover new drug treatments for #ALS. Find out how you can get involved at bit.ly/4kr2PY1 MND Association Challenge Works

The MND Association is proud to be a principal funder of the Longitude Prize on ALS, delivered and designed by Challenge Works and supported by Nesta 🔬 You can find out more about the prize, and what it aims to do, here 👇🏼 bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episod…

🎙️ To mark the launch of the #LongitudePrizeOnALS, MND Association’s podcast, MND Matters, dives into how #AI, data and cross-sector collaboration could reshape the future of treatment for #ALS. Listen here 👉 open.spotify.com/episode/5Q05E3… #MND #LPALS


Check out this article from Brian Dickie (MND Association), exploring how #AI and quality data can transform treatment progress—and how the £7.5M #LongitudePrizeonALS aims to support #innovation through global collaboration. 🧠 Read here: bit.ly/4nmYqr3 #ALS #MND


🧠 As the principal funder, the MND Association has been instrumental in bringing the #LongitudePrizeOnALS to life. We were joined by Dr Usman Khan (Dr Usman Khan) last week, who spoke on the power of cross-specialism collaboration. Learn more: bit.ly/442yOqy #AIforGood


We’re proud to have the Robert Packard Center for ALS Research at Johns Hopkins (Robert Packard Center for ALS Research) as a funder of the #LongitudePrizeOnALS. “In my over thirty-five years of #ALS research, I’ve never been more optimistic..." Read more: bit.ly/44jkuvc #AIforGood #MND





“MND is one of the most scientifically and biologically challenging diseases to tackle. That said, no mountain is insurmountable…” Dr. Mike Rogers (MND Association) shares why the #LongitudePrizeOnALS is key to creating opportunities for bright ideas to be seen, heard and developed.




We're proud to partner with My Name'5 Doddie Foundation, a driving force in the fight against #MND & #ALS. As a funder of the #LongitudePrizeOnALS, they're supporting bold new ideas to transform #DrugDiscovery for one of medicine's toughest challenges. 🔗Learn more: bit.ly/43HIA13


Share this with your favourite AI expert, computational biologist, bioinformatician, neuro researcher, data scientist, or medical researcher. Teams will compete in up to 3 phases, with access to a massive ALS datasets, funding, compute, and support. Longitude Prize on ALS



How can #AI transform #ALS drug discovery? Caroline Purslow from Challenge Works explains why now is the moment for the £7.5M Longitude Prize on ALS — and how AI could help outpace one of medicine’s toughest diseases. 🧠Read more: bit.ly/3IMpGPX #ALS #MND #AIforGood
