Dementia Discovery Fund exceeds funding target to help find a cure for dementia

A world-leading research fund founded in part by Alzheimer’s Research UK and the Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has reached a new milestone thanks to a $60m investment from US organisation AARP. The Dementia Discovery Fund (DDF) makes early stage venture capital investments to develop ground breaking drugs and treatments for all forms of dementia. It is the largest venture fund in the world focused on a single disease area and launched in October 2015. The investment from AARP means the DDF has now met its £250m ($350m…

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