Accelerated Cure Project for MS

ACP is a non-profit organization dedicated to accelerating research efforts to improve diagnosis, to optimize treatment and to cure multiple sclerosis. Our primary strategic intiative is the establishment of the MS Repository, a large-scale collection of highly-characterized biosamples available to scientists at any organization conducting research that contributes to our mission. All data generated through analysis of MS Repository samples is contributed back to Accelerated Cure Project, resulting in an increasingly valuable and comprehensive information resource that can be analyzed to reveal new insights about MS. For more information about the Accelerated Cure Project or to make a corporate or individual donation, call 781/487-0008, visit , or send an email to info-web0209@

Our efforts are focused on building a uniquely valuable biorepository containing blood samples and data from people with MS and control subjects. This repository accelerates research by giving scientists instant access to a large source of samples for their research. Access to repository samples and data is open to scientists from any institution – academic, nonprofit, or commercial –who are conducting research that is consistent with our mission.
To date we have collected blood samples and data from over 3,000 subjects and have provided samples and data to 43 research teams located in the US, Europe, Israel, and Australia. In 2008 we also began invited subjects to come back for follow-up visits to provide new information about their clinical status and donate additional blood samples. This allows scientists to study changes in the health status of our participants, which is very important in a dynamic disease like MS.

To further accelerate progress in MS, we combine all results from these scientists' studies into a central database and are working with bioinformatics experts to gain new insights into MS through the joint analysis of results from different studies. By creating this resource, we are bringing closer the day when this devastating disease will be cured.