Myelin Repair Foundation looks to take charge of MS drug development

This along with the Michael J Fox Foundation are where our stroke associations need to go. And that will only occur if we convince the boards that they are failing in their mission. They will have to change from doctor focused to survivor focused.

Ask them boldly, 'Will you be 100% positive that you will recover everything if you have a stroke?' 'What are you doing to change that?'

NSA board here:
I don't know where the ASA is posted

http://www.businessweek.com/articles/2012-11-29/speeding-up-the-discovery-of-drugs#r=hpt-ls
Entrepreneur Scott Johnson is positioning his Myelin Repair Foundation as the leader in finding drugs that could reverse multiple sclerosis by repairing the protective lining of nerve cells in the spinal cord and brain. "The challenge in medical research is that there ultimately is no one in charge," said FasterCures Executive Director Margaret Anderson. The MRF is coordinating research at nine labs and has set up its own research lab in pursuit of results that big drugmakers can easily take to market.