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15 Aug 2019

Finding a Fix for Food Allergies

Elise and Greg Bates (both MBA 2000) launched End Allergies Together as a very personal mission—with a very public goal
Re: Elise Martin (MBA 2000); Greg Bates (MBA 2000)
Topics: Social Enterprise-Nonprofit OrganizationsHealth-Medical SpecialtiesRelationships-Family and Family Relationships
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Life-threatening food allergies affect 30 million Americans and one in 12 children, and yet there are no FDA-approved treatments or cures.

These sobering facts became alarmingly real to Elise and Greg Bates (both MBA 2000) four years ago when their daughter Campbell went into anaphylactic shock after eating prepared food cooked in a cross-contaminated pan.

The couple cofounded End Allergies Together (EAT) to advance scientific and medical research in order to find treatments and cures. Among EAT’s founding principles is a commitment to put 90 percent of donations toward research that will accelerate discoveries. “We built an organization we would want to invest in ourselves,” observes Greg.

“We need to broaden the net and provide incentives for scientists to work together within food allergies and across disease states to solve specific problems such as diagnostics and reducing the allergic response,” says Elise.

(Published August 2019)

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