Our resource hub is home to a wealth of articles, stories and videos about managing and living with type 1 diabetes.
Place your order for our free information packs that support adults and children who have been recently diagnosed.
Our researchers are working on different ways to develop a cure for type 1 diabetes - from growing insulin-producing beta cells in labs to hacking the immune system.
Learn about the technologies that can deliver insulin automatically when needed. And discover the next generation of insulins that are currently being developed.
You could win a cash prize of up to £25,000 when you play the Breakthrough T1D lottery. As well as the chance to win great prizes, you’ll also help fund our research to find a cure for type 1 diabetes.
Choose from a selection of modern and traditional designs in single or twin packs to support type 1 diabetes research this Christmas. Shop online and get fast delivery.
The announcement is the biggest treatment breakthrough for type 1 diabetes since the discovery of insulin.
This World Diabetes Day, we’re inviting you to celebrate by wearing your most joyful, whimsical and downright wonderful outfits.
We provide a wealth of information and free resources to help you support and empower your patients or students.
Take our free course for schools to learn more about supporting pupils with type 1 diabetes in educational settings.
JDRF has now rebranded to Breakthrough T1D. Our name has changed, our mission has not.
Home > How to help > Philanthropy > The Accelerator Programme
We know that type 1 diabetes makes the most ordinary things in life daunting and challenging. It affects energy, emotional health, spontaneity and pleasure. We must bring the day forward when daily life can be beautifully ordinary again for all people with type 1. And that is going to mean speeding up the pace of research and clinical trials. With your support, through our Accelerator Programme, we can achieve this.
Members of the Accelerator Programme belong to an exclusive group of Breakthrough T1D UK supporters who are part of something different. As an Accelerator Programme Member, you can choose to support a specific portfolio(s) of research that resonates with you, focusing on the things that you most want to change about type 1 diabetes. By funding a broader programme of research you will have more impact than supporting a single project alone.
Join the Accelerator Programme by giving an entry level gift of £25,000 per year for four years, or more if you are able.
Choose to invest in one or more of three research portfolios:
The Improvement Portfolio is low risk and should, within one to five years, make current technologies for managing type 1, or which are arriving soon, much better, and available on the NHS
The Transform Portfolio is medium risk but should, within five to 15 years, bring a paradigm shift in the daily life of people with type 1. Some of this research is already in clinical trials, but it needs a boost now to get it over the finish line and into people’s lives more quickly
The Eradicate Portfolio is higher risk, and we need to come at it from many directions, with some areas of discovery only just being revealed now. But, in the longer term, it will stop type 1. Cure it. So you never have to think about it again.
As a highly valued Accelerator Programme Member, you will receive updates and unprecedented access to the incredible work you’ve made possible:
Accelerator Programme members are at the forefront of a global movement to improve, transform and eradicate type 1 diabetes. Your gift will leave you safe in the knowledge that you are making a substantial difference to the lives of people with type 1, and playing a key role in the search for a cure.
“My wife Sally and I have experienced first-hand the tremendous impact that a type 1 diabetes diagnosis can have on a family. From the initial stages of Hugo experiencing symptoms to him being diagnosed and finding out how we manage this life-long condition it has turned our lives upside down.
We are in a fortunate position to be able to make a difference, and we hope this donation will be a significant step towards funding research that we believe will be life-changing for all the ‘Hugos’ of the world.
We fully support Breakthrough T1D UK’s ambition to improve the lives of people with type 1 diabetes and one day eradicate the condition for good.”
“Our daughter, Annabel, was diagnosed with type 1 diabetes shortly after her second birthday. Within days we got into contact with Breakthrough T1D UK who were incredibly supportive.
The Accelerator Programme funded research has made huge progress in understanding the causes of type 1 as well as technological improvements to the equipment available to manage the condition.
We also support the Connect Immune Research Initiative as Annabel was diagnosed with Juvenile Idiopathic Arthritis when she was seven. Breakthrough T1D UK’s determination to both find a cure and improve the lives of those with type 1 has inspired us to support them through the Accelerator Programme.”
Learn more about our three research portfolios and the investment required to get involved.
To learn more about Breakthrough T1D UK’s Accelerator Programme and have a confidential discussion about how you can get involved, contact:
Head of Philanthropy Mobile: 0790 8155 605
Philanthropy Manager Mobile: 07908 155 480
Subscribe to receive Breakthrough T1D UK’s newsletters and you’ll be the first to know about our latest news, events and research advancements.