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The Columbus Children's Foundation isa non-profit organisation based in Valencia, Spain. It was created in 2017 by Javier Garcia Cogorro and Damia Tormo Carulla with the aim of facilitating access for children with rare diseases to the most advanced and effective therapies. 

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"We are conscious of the key role that innovation and new technologies play within the field of healthcare. In line with this vision, we accept the challenge of bringing these new technologies closer to those who most need them. The mission of the Columbus Children Foundation is to provide access to the most advanced therapies to children of lower resources, diagnosed with ultra-rare monogenic neurodegenerative diseases. Also, we aim to promote scientific innovation to obtain new and more effective treatments, contributing to the divulgation of the work of researchers and connecting the world of research with business. At the same time, we promote culture as a tool for personal development and social cohesion, while we raise funds that allow us to fulfil the previous objectives".

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To date The Columbus Children's Foundation has generously funded 4 AADCd children ( 2 from Poland, 1 from Spain and 1 from the UK) to have the AAV2-hAADC Gene Therapy Treatment via Krystof Bankiewicz and Professor Miroslaw Zabek and the team at the Neurotherapy Center, Brodno Hospital, Poland.

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They continue their efforts to ensure that, like us, families are not personally liable for this life saving treatment that their children deserve.