The race for a cure

Bringing the world’s best scientists together to accelerate the development of new treatments and a cure for type 1 diabetes

About us

Type 1 diabetes researcher at microscope

Partners

The Steve Morgan Foundation, Diabetes UK and JDRF are united by our ambition to cure type 1 diabetes

A game-changing partnership

Hear from the partners in the Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge

413k

people living with type 1 diabetes in the UK

£50m

invested to supercharge the race to a cure

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pioneering areas of research

Find out why Steve Morgan has joined forces with JDRF and Diabetes UK to find better treatments and a cure

The Morgans’ story

Latest news & views

Research into replacing insulin-producing cells is advancing rapidly, with ‘arm pancreas’ trial announced

News

March 21, 2024

Research into replacing insulin-producing cells is advancing rapidly, with ‘arm pancreas’ trial announced

Using a technique co-invented by Professor Matthias Hebrok, one of the Grand Challenge Scientific Advisory Panel Vice Chairs, researchers are exploring a promising treatment for type 1 diabetes in a new clinical trial, involving transplanting insulin-producing beta cells into the forearm, creating an ‘arm pancreas’.

“It’s an optimistic time for people with type 1”

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A photo of Morgan Shaw wearing a lab coat in a lab and holding up her insulin pump.

February 1, 2024

“It’s an optimistic time for people with type 1”

Morgan Shaw, a Grand Challenge researcher who has type 1, tells us how collaboration, ambition and people with type 1 are at the heart of the Grand Challenge.

Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge round-up 2023

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A photo of Sally and Steve Morgan at the 2023 DUKPC.

December 14, 2023

Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge round-up 2023

We highlight what we’ve made happen in 2023, including investing £18 million in nine new type 1 diabetes research projects.

Putting people affected by type 1 diabetes at the heart of research.

The Type 1 Diabetes Grand Challenge brings together scientists and the type 1 community to drive forward progress in areas that matter most to people with type 1.

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