Recent Grant

Research on rare diseases gets new supporter

May 20, 2018

The BLACKSWAN Foundation (Switzerland) funds scientific research on rare and orphan diseases affecting more than 450 million people worldwide. These conditions largely affect children, and often have a fatal outcome. The BLACKSWAN Foundation US Fund granted $125,630 to search for a therapy for FOXG1 Syndrome, a neurological disorder which has a devastating impact on brain development.