CSL Behring Seeks Proposals for the Third Annual
Interlaken Leadership Awards
Global Awards Program Funds Innovative Research in Neuroimmunology
King of Prussia, PA — January 14, 2013
Committed to improving the quality of life for people with rare and serious diseases,
CSL Behring is calling for proposals for the 2013 Interlaken Leadership Awards.
Established in 2010, this annual global awards program provides monetary grants
and/or product supply to advance medical research and knowledge about the potential
role of immunoglobulin (Ig) therapy in the treatment of neurological disorders.
"Performing daily activities can be extremely difficult for those living with a
neurological disorder, and at times, the condition can even be debilitating,” said
Jeffrey Baggish, M.D., Director of Medical Affairs, Immunology & Pulmonary at CSL
Behring. “We established the Interlaken Leadership Awards to fund innovative research
that may improve the quality of life for those diagnosed with a neurological condition."
To date, the Interlaken Leadership Awards has provided $2 million in grants to research
studying Ig therapy in areas such as neuromyelitis optica (NMO), Duchenne muscular
dystrophy (DMD), complex regional pain syndrome (CRPS), acute ischemic stroke, paraneoplastic
syndromes, and autoimmune peripheral neuropathies.
Proposal Submission Process and Eligibility
Any individual actively engaged in clinical or basic research of polyvalent immunoglobulins
for neurological conditions is eligible for the Interlaken Leadership Awards.
For more information or to submit a proposal, please visit:
www.InterlakenLeadershipAwards.com.
About the International Immunoglobulin Symposium in Interlaken
For more than three decades, CSL Behring has sponsored a high-level scientific symposium
in Interlaken, Switzerland. First held in 1981, and most recently in 2009, the International
Immunoglobulin Symposium focuses exclusively on scientific and clinical research
in the field of polyvalent immunoglobulins.
Research presented at the Interlaken symposium is consistently at the forefront
of immunoglobulin research. Since its inception, the International Immunoglobulin
Symposium has won the respect and support of top international scientists and clinicians
from many different fields of research. For more information, please visit:
www.interlakenleadershipawards.com/symposium.aspx
About CSL Behring
CSL Behring is a leader in the plasma protein therapeutics industry. Committed to
saving lives and improving the quality of life for people with rare and serious
diseases, the company manufactures and markets a range of plasma-derived and recombinant
therapies worldwide.
CSL Behring therapies are used around the world to treat coagulation disorders including
hemophilia and von Willebrand disease, primary immune deficiencies, hereditary angioedema
and inherited respiratory disease, and neurological disorders in certain markets.
The company’s products are also used in cardiac surgery, organ transplantation,
burn treatment and to prevent hemolytic diseases in the newborn. For more information
visit http://www.cslbehring.com.
CSL Behring operates one of the world’s largest plasma collection networks, CSL
Plasma.
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Greg Healy
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CSL Behring
610-878-4841
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