Muscular Dystrophy Association Launches New Venture Philanthropy

MDA will provide initial seed money of $10 million for MVP's operating capital. Its investments will specifically focus on companies conducting commercially promising research in four disease categories: Duchenne muscular dystrophy (DMD); amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS or Lou Gehrig's disease); spinal muscular atrophy (SMA); and Friedreich's ataxia, myotonic dystrophy, and limb-girdle muscular dystrophy.