La Fundación Vela Clásica de España raised more than 20,000 euros to support Amyotrophic Lateral Sclerosis (ALS) research. Valle de la Riva, President of the Foundation, presented the check during the first day of the Puig Vela Clàssica Barcelona to Mónica Povedano, principal investigator of the IDIBELL Neurological and Neurogenetic Diseases research group and head of the Bellvitge Hospital Motor Neuron Disease Functional Unit and Orla Hardiman, Professor of Neurology at Trinity College Dublin.

The Foundation promoted “La Vela con la ELA” project in April to honor the memory of Nicolás Anglada Jané. In gratitude to the donors, the Foundation has contributed to the production of the book “Tanicotaki – Cocinando sin límites”, a recipe book promoted by Nicolás and which sold out weeks after its publication.

These funds will allow IDIBELL to advance the research for a cure for this devastating disease. La Fundación Vela Clásica thanks all donors for their generosity and support in this important cause.

For more information about the “La Vela con la ELA” project and how to contribute, visit the Foundation’s website at  www.fundacionvelaclasicadeespana.es

The Bellvitge Biomedical Research Institute (IDIBELL) is a biomedical research center created in 2004. It is participated by the Bellvitge University Hospital and the Viladecans Hospital of the Catalan Institute of Health, the Catalan Institute of Oncology, the University of Barcelona and the City Council of L’Hospitalet de Llobregat.

IDIBELL is a member of the Campus of International Excellence of the University of Barcelona HUBc and is part of the CERCA institution of the Generalitat de Catalunya. In 2009 it became one of the first five Spanish research centers accredited as a health research institute by the Carlos III Health Institute. In addition, it is part of the “HR Excellence in Research” program of the European Union and is a member of EATRIS and REGIC. Since 2018, IDIBELL has been an Accredited Center of the AECC Scientific Foundation (FCAECC).