Breakthrough

In 2023, The Michael J. Fox Foundation announced a major breakthrough: a biomarker for Parkinson’s disease. But what is a biomarker? And what does this mean for the future of Parkinson’s research and drug development?   In this film, we tell you the story of this groundbreaking discovery and how we got here with the help of some familiar faces and friends of the Foundation. For more on this breakthrough, visit: https://www.michaeljfox.org/biomarker The discovery of a Parkinson’s biomarker marks an inflection point for Parkinson’s research and we can’t slow down now.  Support the momentum: https://bit.ly/3znDiN6 Special Thanks to (in order of appearance): Harrison Ford, Josh Gad, Jennifer Grey, Wendell Pierce, Tracy Pollan, Lea Thompson, Christopher Lloyd Production Crew: Executive Producers: Michael J. Fox and Nelle Fortenberry; Writer: Nelle Fortenberry; Director: John Fortenberry; Producers: Namisha Anand and Ashley Iser; Editor: Cameron Clendaniel; Music Supervisor: Michelle de Vries; For MJFF: Holly Teichholtz, Chief Marketing Officer Music Credits: “Here Comes The Sun” Performed by The Beatles Written by George Harrison Published by BMG Onyx Songs obo Harrisongs Ltd. Licensed Courtesy of Universal Music Group