Paralyzed man riding tricycle
March 2016 – Paralyzed man rides a bike after a cell transplant in Poland. Is this a first step towards reversing spinal cord injury? The BBC reports on the latest progress of the spinal cord injury patient Darek Fidyka. Well, if his so-called “walking” performance reported at the end of 2014 and through 2015 was less than […]
Pr. Verhaagen spinal cord research
Source: Revalidatie Magazine – Januari 2016 Translation from Dutch to English by our volunteer Beverley Saunders. “We’re trying to shake the nerve cells awake” By John Ekkelboom In addition to the development of technological aids for people with spinal cord injuries, scientists worldwide are involved in researching a possible cure for this condition. Joost Verhaagen, Professor in the Molecular Biology of Nerve Tissue Regeneration at the Vrije […]
Paralyzed man walking again
Sept. 2015: Paralyzed man walking again thanks to mind-controlled technology. “UCI brain-computer interface enables paralyzed man to walk. Proof-of-concept study shows possibilities for mind-controlled technology” EndParalysis foundation’s comments: Again some good news is brought to us showing the potential of scientific and technological developments. This time, a long-paralyzed man, with a complete chronic spinal cord injury, […]
3D printing & nerve regeneration
Picture: This is a 3-D printed nerve regeneration pathway implanted in a rat helped to improve walking in 10 to 12 weeks after implantation. Credit: University of Minnesota College of Science and Engineering How 3D printing guides might one day help nerve regeneration after spinal cord injury. If you talk about possible future cure, treatment or recovery […]
Vote for endParalysis!
August 2015 Please help us with a few clicks! EndParalysis foundation is participating in a small competition to win 1000Euro. We need your vote! Please vote here (there are 3 very short steps. Unfortunately the website of the organizer is only in Dutch, but the procedure is short and simple enough for anybody to take […]
Donation box
Our new beautiful donation box! With great thanks to the following people who have given their time and talents to the foundation: – a very talented designer and architect, William vd Berg, www.senserius.com for designing and making the box. – the workshop that allowed us to laser the donation box: Broeinest – Strijp S, a great […]
We are in the finals!
Medische Inspirator challenge: we made it to the finals! As indicated in our June 2015 newsletter, we are currently involved in an exciting competition with the chance to win €50,000. It’s called “Medische Inspirator” and is organized by the Dutch organization ZON-Mw to promote cooperation between researchers and patients. Click on “cc” on the vimeo reader […]
Thank you Mieke & Rotary
Mieke: a special story and a very special person! Mieke knows a lot about spinal cord injury. Actually, since 2005, she has had to live with one, a very high one, twenty four hours a day. She became paralysed from the neck down on the day she decided to take a nap with her son […]
EP at 51 International
EndParalysis introduction to Fifty-One International … Corinne Jeanmaire, Founder and President of the endParalysis foundation recently went to France, her native country, to introduce the foundation to the Fifty-one International club. Fifty-One International is a service-club present in various European countries under which Belgium, France, the Netherlands, Switzerland, Luxembourg and Germany. Its mission lies in “Supporting social […]
Endparalysis donates €25.000
EndParalysis first financial contribution to spinal cord injury research. EINDHOVEN (The Netherlands) – April 17, 2015 The endParalysis Foundation (www.endparalysis.org) announces a donation of €25.000 as a contribution to facilitate the promising “Chondroitinase” therapy and make it ready for clinical trials on spinal cord injury patients. The donation is accepted by Prof. Joost Verhaagen of the Netherlands Institute of Neuroscience (NIN-www.nin.nl) in Amsterdam, […]
Promoting endParalysis foundation
PROMOTING ENDPARALYSIS AND RIBOTAS Picture by Igno van Heijst. Elise and Corinne have been out all day Saturday March 21st, in order to promote both the endParalysis foundation and Ribotas. We had the opportunity to meet many spinal cord injury patients at an SCI reunion day in Haren, North of the Netherlands, organized by Dwarslaesie […]
Thanks to Van Hooff Transport
Thanks to Van Hooff Intern Transport, our new sponsor! Does an internal transportation company have anything in common with the EndParalysis Foundation? Yes, it does! Van Hooff Intern Transport’s motto is: “Samen denken, samen doen”/ “think together, act together.” This is precisely what we want to achieve at EndParalysis: work in teams to challenge the […]
Thank you Ribo-tas!
Big thanks to Ribo-tas for sponsoring Endparalysis! RiBo-tas is a small, one-person enterprise, making bags that are adjusted to wheelchairs and make it much easier for somebody in a wheelchair to grab their belongings or mobile phone. The bags are carefully measured and taylor-made by Elise, an inventive and resourceful Dutch spinal cord injury patient. […]
Our ambassador
Thank you Thierry Schmitter! Corinne Jeanmaire recently met Thierry Schmitter, Endparalysis foundation’ ambassador, to inform him about the foundation’s progress and agree on joint actions. Thierry is paraplegic. He went through a lot of challenges, won quite a few medals and is, among others, the living proof that human beings can adapt to rather difficult […]
Chondroitinase & breathing
Laboratory breakthrough offers promise for spinal cord injury patients to breathe on their own again Source: http://medicalxpress.com Case Western Reserve researchers have developed a procedure that restores function to muscles involved in the control of breathing – even when they have been paralyzed for more than a year. The breakthrough offers hope that one day […]
Partnership with ALARME
Partnering to accelerate research to cure spinal cord injury The Endparalysis Foundation is happy to announce a partnership with the ALARME Association. ALARME is a French organization (www.alarme.asso.fr) dedicated to supporting spinal cord injury research. It also provides excellent information about regenerative spinal research and the current clinical trials / treatment options through its forum […]
Endparalysis at ISCOS conference
ISCOS 2014 The Endparalysis Foundation recently participated in a global scientific conference regarding spinal cord injury (SCI). The International Spinal Cord Society (ISCOS) annual scientific meeting took place in Maastricht, Netherlands, September 2-4th, 2014. Corinne Jeanmaire, founder of The Endparalysis Foundation, had the opportunity to introduce the foundation during an ISCOS consumer workshop. She also participated […]
European partnership
European research advocacy to cure spinal cord injury The Endparalysis Foundation just entered a partnership with the European Spinal Cord Injury Federation (www.ESCIF.org). The proposal for partnership was officially approved after Corinne Jeanmaire introduced the foundation to ESCIF’s Assembly of Delegates during latest ESCIF annual congress (August 27th, 2014). The collaboration will mainly consist in […]
ED July 2014
Corinne Jeanmaire, the founder of Endparalysis foundation, was interviewed by the Eindhoven’s Dagblad (Dutch newspaper) about the launch of the new foundation supporting spinal cord injury research. Share this page with your friends…FacebookTwitterLinkedinGoogle+emailPrintPinterestTumblr
Foundation launch
Endparalysis Foundation: a good start! …/… Officially launched! The Endparalysis Foundation was officially launched on June 27th, 2014, in the Netherlands. A room full of people with various background and interests were all carefully listening to the reasons why the foundation was created and about its specific profile and innovative way of working. Many spontaneous compliments were received, […]
