Invest in ME Research



Invest in ME Research (Invest in ME or IIMER) is an independent UK charity founded by parents of patients, that campaigns for biomedical research into ME. It is a supporter of the All-Party Parliamentary Group on Myalgic Encephalomyelitis but declined to join the UK CFS/ME Research Collaborative.

Aims
Invest in ME provides funding, education and awareness of the disease.

International conferences
IiME organizes and hosts hosts international colloquiums and conferences, see Invest in ME Conference.

Funding
Invest in ME do not receive any government funding. Let's do it for ME, a patient-run group, fundraises solely for Invest in ME Research.

Centre of Excellence for ME
Invest in ME Research is currently fundraising to establish an UK and Europe Centre of Excellence for ME. The Let's C Research appeal supported by Let's Do It for ME is fundraising for centre of excellence.

Notable people

 * Richard Simpson
 * Pia Simpson
 * Professor Malcolm Hooper

Invest in ME Research Scientific Advisory Board

 * Professor Angela Vincent
 * Dr Jo Cambridge
 * Professor Simon Carding
 * Professor Jonathan Edwards
 * Dr Ian Gibson
 * Professor Tom Wileman

Studies funded

 * UK Rituximab Trial
 * UK gut microbiota project
 * 2016, Extended B cell phenotype in patients with Myalgic Encephalomyelitis/Chronic Fatigue Syndrome: A cross-sectional study (Full Text)

History

 * 2005, Invest in ME Research founded, originally under the name Invest in ME.
 * 2006, first Invest in ME Research International ME Conference
 * 2006, charitable trust status
 * 2007, Journal of Invest in ME launched

Online presence

 * Website
 * Twitter
 * Facebook
 * YouTube

Contact details

 * Address: PO Box 561, Eastleigh, Hampshire, SO50 0GQ
 * Phone: 02380 643736 / 07759 349743

Learn more

 * Journal of Invest in ME Research