My Epilepsy Diary allows patients to enter real-time details about their seizures, medicines, side effects, moods, and other personal events, directly from their browsers and smart phones. Users can easily describe these events using the rich set of common seizure characteristics the product provides

The Epilepsy Therapy Project is a 501 (c) (3) not-for-profit corporation dedicated to a singular focus: overcoming the funding gaps and roadblocks that slow the progress of new therapies from the lab to the patient. Epilepsy Therapy Project seeks to improve incentives and encourage commercial investment in new therapies. Acting as both a catalyst and clearing house for innovative research and the early commercialization of new therapies, the Epilepsy Therapy Project brings together financial resources, scientific insights and business expertise from leading academic and commercial industry participants.

Epilepsy Therapy Project has raised more than $6 million towards its mission.

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The story of the Epilepsy Therapy Project, its founding in 2002 by parents of young children living with severe epilepsy, and the programs and therapies we have supported. Read more

Learn about the Epilepsy Therapy Project's mission, and why we need your help. Read more

To invest your contributions effectively, we have assembled an outstanding staff and team of clinicians, researchers, and pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and finance industry advisors. These scientific and business advisory board members make funding decisions and provide support to advance the most promising new therapy projects. Meet our team

Epilepsy.com is a dynamic online resource providing in-depth information and community for people living with epilepsy, and is the home of the Epilepsy Therapy Project. The mission of epilepsy.com is to inform and empower patients and families facing newly diagnosed epilepsy or those struggling with epilepsy that has resisted treatment. Read more

An online resource for healthcare professionals to learn about epilepsy and seizures, co-existing disorders, specialized populations, and diagnosis and treatment for epilepsy. Visit our site for daily research and medical news about epilepsy, commentary from leading voices in the field, and opinions on controversial topics surrounding epilepsy research and treatment. Read more

Share observations about productive directions for new therapies in epilepsy and opportunities to invest across the academic and commercial pipeline of development. Discuss Epilepsy Therapy Project programs, directions, fund-raising and events. Read more

A Message from Our Chairman and Co-Founder

Keeping a promise, and with thanks and appreciation, Warren Lammert, Chairman and Co-Founder offers some highlights of the Epilepsy Therapy Project's important accomplishments and progress. Read more

Reflecting on the year behind us, this report features some of the programs that are supported through your contributions. Read more

The Epilepsy Therapy Project supports innovative research in both academic and industry settings through direct grants and investments. Learn about our programs and how the Epilepsy Therapy Project is supporting research and helping to advance new therapies.

The mission of the Epilepsy Research Foundation is to drive the development of new therapies for epilepsy, accelerating the advancement of research from the laboratory to the patient. Read more

New Therapy Grants Program / Apply for Grant Funding

The New Therapy Grants Program provides grants supporting the research and development of new therapies, including new medicines and therapeutic devices, in both academic and commericial settings worldwide. Consistent with the theme of translational research, all grant proposals must demonstrate a clear path from the lab to the patient. Read more

Commercialization Grants / Apply for Grant Funding

1:1 matching grants to academic and commercial entities to support the commercialization of novel approaches to the treatment of epilepsy. These matching funds seek to leverage other resources, and accelerate the pace of therapeutic advance. Read more

Milken Family Foundation Translational Research Awards / Apply for Grant Funding

The Milken Family Foundation has a remarkable history of medical philanthropy and in particular a longstanding and unique commitment to advancing cures for epilepsy. The MFF Translational Research Awards target the area of greatest need and potential impact in this therapy pipeline—the translation of basic research to therapeutic product candidates. The Foundation will favor proposals focused on women with epilepsy and their unique issues during child-bearing years. Read more

Funding Portfolio

The Epilepsy Therapy Project directly supports promising new therapies and emerging epilepsy focused companies through research awards and equity investments. Review the list of funded projects and investments in this section. Read more

Other Sources of Funding

View the list of additional funding sources here. Read more