Research funding
Source: Prime Minister’s Challenge on Dementia 2020; Implementation Plan by the Department of Health
Research is funded by a variety of different organisations, from charities and government to pharmaceutical companies and international initiatives.
Drug development
The goal of dementia research is to accelerate progress towards a treatment for the diseases which cause dementia.
Source: Time to flourish – Inside innovation: the medicine development process; The Association of British Pharmaceuticals
Research capacity
Source: Keeping pace: Progress in dementia research capacity (2017) Alzheimer’s Research UK Research Paper Evaluation
Capacity refers to the size of the research field and the amount of research it can perform.