Article: Drug development.(diagnosis: MS)

Fast Forward, LLC, a wholly-owned subsidiary of the National Multiple Sclerosis Society (NMSS), and EMD Serono, Inc., an affiliate of Merck KGaA (Darmstadt, Germany), have committed $3 million in 2009 to support innovative early-stage projects directed toward developing therapies to prevent, treat, or reverse nervous-system damage in MS.

This was the first Request for Proposals (RFP) issued under the auspices of a multiyear collaboration between Fast Forward and EMD Serono to accelerate innovation and commercial development of MS therapies. Merck KGaA will provide up to $19 million in total funding for the collaboration.

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