MotorOn
MotorOn was established in 2015 by a group of friends rallying together to show their support for a courageous young friend, and mother of two small children, who was diagnosed with Motor Neuron Disease (MND) in 2012.
MND is a progressive, terminal neurological disease with no known treatment or cure. Every day two people in Australia die from MND, while another two are told they have this devastating disease.
To date, MotorOn has raised over $1,000,000 for vital MND research. 100% of all money raised goes to the Macquarie University Centre for MND Research, Australia's largest MND research facility. It currently employs 90 researchers and 12 clinicians who are all dedicated and passionate about finding a cure, but they need our help.
MotorOn raises money for MND research, demonstrating our love, support and admiration for friends and family fighting this awful disease.
Never underestimate the power of friendship.
Macquarie University Centre for Motor Neuron Disease Research
Macquarie University Centre for MND Research has assembled the largest research centre in Australia that is focused solely on finding the causes of MND and developing therapies to cure it. They have recruited some of the best MND researchers in Australia and from around the world, and have formed national and international collaborations. Research begins in the MND clinic, with researchers partnering with patients to better understand the causes and biological processes underlying the disease. In the laboratory, the team is looking for clues and potential targets for developing therapies with focus of slowing and stopping the disease in its tracks. They all work together in the one facility, on the one topic and with one goal – that is, to stop MND.