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23,000 reasons to thank Bunzl

Earlier this year, BRACE received two donations totalling nearly £23,000 from Bunzl Healthcare, part of Bunzl plc, the international outsourcing and distribution Group.

The research teams that benefited were those at the John James Laboratories at Frenchay and the Dorothy Hodgkin Building in Bristol. Over £15,000 was spent on a single item of equipment for the Frenchay team. This is a "BioAnalyser with the DNA/RNA module", which is needed for measuring the integrity of the message that genes produce to make proteins.

Dr Pat Kehoe said, "This piece of equipment will help us to maximise the quality of the work we do on genes and corresponding biological pathways that may be involved in the development or progression of Alzheimer's disease and other forms of dementia. It is very important to our immediate research work but also to our function in hosting the South West Dementia Brain Bank where we can provide high quality samples for dementia research not only in Bristol but also in an international context."

Neil Macdonald, Bunzl Healthcare Sales Director said, "Alzheimer's is an illness that has a devastating affect on both the sufferer and their families. The need for research is urgent and we are very pleased to be able to provide funds for equipment that will make an immediate difference to the research projects. We wish the teams at BRACE much success."

We are very grateful to Bunzl for their generous support for the research teams that we help to fund.



In the photograph Dr Pat Kehoe (Bristol University) explains to Neil McDonald of Bunzl Healthcare (centre) and Mark Poarch of BRACE why the BioAnalyser is an invaluable tool