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Read more about AFM-Telethon’s social missions, main activities, and key figures in this new edition of Cure through Innovation.

Through the collective mobilization of donors, volunteers, families, and partners, all united in solidarity to fight against rare diseases, the final result of the 2021 Telethon amounts to €85.933.166. Thank you!

From September 12 to 17, 2022, AFM-Telethon will hold two international scientific congresses at the Nice Acropolis Convention Centre. You can submit your abstracts until April 30, 2022

The 2021 Telethon ended with donations totaling 73 622 019 euros. An amount reflecting the generosity of the general public, the energy felt during thousands of Telethon events throughout France and abroad, and the strength of families’ fight and researchers’ determination. This unique combination is the cause for a true revolution in medicine that saves lives and opens up new prospects for treatment.

Families, researchers, volunteers, partners… all are ready to organize the 35th Telethon! A crucial event for patients and their family, and for the whole of medicine.

« Advances in Steinert’s disease » and « Advances in myotonic dystrophy type 2 » are two new documents, published by the French Muscular Dystrophy Association (AFM-Téléthon), which can be read and/or downloaded here.

Last December 4th and 5th, the 2020 Telethon took place in a difficult context due to the COVID19 crisis with donations totalling nearly 58.3 million euros by the end of the TV broadcast. A few months later, we are extremely proud to share the exceptional final result of our 2020 fundraising campaign: 77 298 024 euros. Thank you so much!

The laboratory of AFM-Telethon celebrates its 30th anniversary: watch the video series recounting the saga of this one-of-a-kind laboratory, which put France at the forefront of genome exploration, and has supported gene therapy through thick and thin, bringing it to its first successes today. Let us have a look back at this ongoing medical revolution.

At the end of the television broadcast, the counter of the 2020 Telethon shows 58 290 120 euros. Despite the health crisis, which led to the cancellation of a very large number of events in towns and villages, the French people responded positively to this extraordinary Telethon: the one presenting the greatest victories of its history. Behind these victories, there are faces, first names, children, parents, changed lives, regained motions, smiles and laughter, and life who wins.

They are #SoStrong! Families who fight on a daily basis against the disease, researchers who turn genes into medicine, volunteers, donors and partners who, every year, brave the cold… Thanks to them joining forces for the past 30 years, a medical revolution is underway today! Together, let’s keep on giving children and patients the strength to heal!

What is AFM-Telethon? What are its missions? What were the highlights of 2019? The answer is in the Cure through Innovation booklet.

Last December 6th and 7th, people all across France rallied in favour of the 2019 Telethon, with donations totalling 74.5 million euros by the end of the television broadcast. Today, a few months later, we are very proud to announce the final result of our 2019 fundraising campaign: 87 026 262 euros. You are great!