Support our Foundation of Myology project
Why support us?
Walking, breathing, speaking: our muscles are at the heart
of our daily lives and our good health.
Support a scientific and medical revolution
that is transforming our lives!
Muscle: a lever at the heart of the public health challenges of the 21st century
Muscles play an essential role in performing our vital and social functions: they directly influence the way we grow, live and age, and actively contribute to the fight against disease.
In the face of today’s major health challenges such as population ageing and changing lifestyles, muscle is a public health issue in its own right, one of the most promising levers for prevention and a genuine field for therapeutic innovation.
As a donor, you have the power to make a real difference for thousands of people.
Key figures
88%
of occupational diseases in France are musculoskeletal disorders
(Santé Publique France)
95%
of adults in France face a health risk linked to lack of physical activity
(ANSES)
1 in 6 people
will be over 65 by 2050, an age at which the risk of muscle loss and loss of independence rises
(WHO)
The Foundation of Myology: a pioneering ambition
Drawing on thirty years of expertise centred on patients with a neuromuscular disease, the Institute of Myology is now taking a decisive step: the creation of the Foundation of Myology (“Fondation de Myologie”), the world’s first research centre dedicated to muscle.
2028
Opening in the heart of Paris
10,000 m2
A new dedicated building
1st
A global centre dedicated to muscle
A place where expertise comes together, where breakthrough technologies are invented and where the medicine of tomorrow is taking shape.
Spearheading a scientific and medical revolution, the Foundation of Myology will bring together an ecosystem unique in the world, built on a 360° approach to muscle, in all its states and throughout life. Agile and transdisciplinary, it will commit to bold science, placed at the service of human progress and of leading-edge research able to turn into practical solutions. Its goal: to bring research, technology and prevention into dialogue so that myology becomes a priority lever for health, for the benefit of all.
Two core missions
Prevent
By acting on muscle as a major determinant of health throughout life
Innovate
By speeding up the move from scientific discovery to therapeutic and technological solutions.
Four reasons to support us now
1
A health issue that concerns everyone
Muscle shapes our health throughout life, from the prevention of chronic diseases to maintaining independence in older people. Devoting a foundation to it means revolutionising contemporary medicine and delivering a systemic impact for society as a whole.
2
Real prospects for patients
The Foundation will open up unprecedented prospects for hundreds of thousands of people living with muscle impairment, whatever its origin.
3
A concentration of expertise unique in the world
By bringing together on a single site the leading muscle specialists and state-of-the-art equipment, the Foundation will become an international centre of reference, and an asset for France’s scientific standing.
4
An accelerator of innovation for all
Supporting the Foundation’s project means investing in an ecosystem of excellence bringing together research, teaching, evaluation, innovation and startup incubation.
Your generosity drives this ambition. Together, let us give research the means to move forward faster, and give as many people as possible the chance to live better, for longer.
