The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation Granted $5.6 million by the Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust.

Biotech Week | May 13, 2009 | Copyright

The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America (CCFA), the world's largest nonprofit organization dedicated to finding a cure for Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis, announced that it has been awarded a grant of $5,664,000 from The Leona M. & Harry B. Helmsley Charitable Trust. The funds will support the Foundation's Research Awards Programs over the next three years (see also The Crohn's & Colitis Foundation of America).

Chronic, unpredictable, and often excruciatingly painful, Crohn's disease and ulcerative colitis are digestive diseases affecting over 1.4 ...

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