We believe that we can beat this condition - and we're already showing successes in our lab but...

...you guessed it. It costs money. The costs of keeping the tissue samples at their required temperature costs thousands, so as you can see we need all the help we can get. And we really appreciate all the help that we do get.

Sometimes we just have to rise to the challenge ourselves:

The 2010 Joseph Foote Ball an outstanding success...

The 11th Annual Ball raised an astonishing £112,085 which will go towards funding research into brain tumours affecting children all across the UK and the world. 

The 850 guests were entertained by compere Jimmy Franks from BBC Radio WM. They also enjoyed a special performance from Britain’s Got Talent star, saxophonist Julian Smith and one of the country’s top Michael Jackson tribute acts, Glenn Jackson.

One of the highlights of the evening was the Charity Auction with lots including VIP tickets to concerts and sporting events, signed memorabilia, holidays to America, Italy and Marbella and a fabulous package of 18 days in South Africa to watch the early stages of England’s World Cup campaign, which raised £11,000.  Overall the Auction, conducted by William Soubry ,‘the Roving Auctioneer’, raised over £75,000. 

The evening was rounded off with the excitement of the Big Car Raffle where one lucky guest had the opportunity to win a brand new Mini, kindly donated by Sytners BMW Solihull.  The amazed winner was Joanne Hancock from Sutton Coldfield who looked like she couldn’t quite believe she’d won! 

Andy Foote said ‘I am always so amazed and inspired by the level of support we receive year on year and it gives me great comfort to know that Joseph is still in everyone’s hearts and minds. The money we raise goes towards vital work where we can contribute ‘bricks’ to the wall being built to fight brain tumours and Professor Grundy will continue to strive to find the final golden brick, being a cure. I’d like to thank everyone for their generosity on Saturday and I’m sure they all had a fantastic time’.