
Breakthrough T1D and Partners Thank NIH Director For Commitment to Continuing Research in FY25
Breakthrough T1D and other research and patient advocacy organizations recently had the opportunity to meet with National Institute of Health…

Breakthrough T1D helps organize an event at the European Parliament about unmet needs for T1D and accelerating cures
This meeting focused on the role of the EU in addressing the needs of the T1D community and accelerating T1D…

The essential role of Advocacy in advancing T1D cell therapies
Breakthrough T1D's Advocacy efforts contribute to clear and efficient policies and secure government funding for manufactured cell therapies.

New Breakthrough T1D publications highlight unmet needs and demographics of the T1D population
Breakthrough T1D recently published two peer-reviewed journal articles. One detailed burdensome unmet needs in the T1D community and identified key…

Breakthrough T1D (formerly JDRF) Statement for the Record to the U.S. Senate Committee on Appropriations for the “Biomedical Research: Keeping America’s Edge in Innovation” hearing on April 30, 2025
Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, is the leading global type 1 diabetes (T1D) research and advocacy organization. Breakthrough T1D helps make…

Challenges and solutions: The present and future of cell therapies for T1D
Breakthrough T1D is funding research that supports manufactured islet cell source, survival, and protection and is also driving initiatives to…

Breakthrough T1D 2025 Government Day: 4 amazing days, 485 Congressional meetings, 370 sore feet
Breakthrough T1D headed to Washington D.C. where advocates held nearly 500 meetings with Members of Congress on behalf of the…

Letter from Aaron J. Kowalski, PhD, CEO of Breakthrough T1D, formerly JDRF, the leading global type 1 diabetes research and advocacy organization, to Robert F. Kennedy Jr., United States Secretary of Health and Human Services (HHS)
Dear Secretary Kennedy, Congratulations on your confirmation as United States Secretary of Health and Human Services. On behalf of the…

2024 greatest T1D hits: A glance at this year’s achievements
While we look back on 2024, we can reflect upon the incredible progress we’ve made in advancing breakthroughs toward cures…

Orlando Brown, Jr. nominated for Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year Award
Orlando Brown, Jr. has been nominated for the Man of the Year Award in recognition of his outreach work with…