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The Epilepsy Foundation announced today the appointment of Wanda Cook as the new chief financial officer.

Epilepsy Foundation announced today it has awarded $200,000 in funding for two startups who competed in the Foundation’s 2024 Shark Tank Competition.

After more than 50 years of operating under the same mission statement, the Epilepsy Foundation unveiled its new mission to staff, partners, and supporters

LANDOVER, Md., April 24, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Epilepsy Foundation today announced the launch of a new Human Epilepsy Project study of focal seizures to better understand the long-term...

WASHINGTON, April 19, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Philip Gattone, president and CEO of the Epilepsy Foundation, along with other epilepsy advocates, today testified at the U.S. Food & Drug...

BOSTON, April 16, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Los Angeles native and Disney movie production lawyer, Loren Zitomersky (aka “The Backwards Guy”), attempted to break the Guinness World Record for the...

WASHINGTON, April 14, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Epilepsy Foundation is hosting its 12th Annual National Walk for Epilepsy on the National Mall with thousands of participants including families,...

LANDOVER, Md., March 20, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Epilepsy Foundation’s 12th Annual National Walk for Epilepsy will be held on April 14th on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.. The event...

LANDOVER, Md., March 05, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Epilepsy Foundation announced the winners of the 2018 Shark Tank competition for innovative ideas in epilepsy and seizure treatment and care on...

LANDOVER, Md., Feb. 15, 2018 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- The Epilepsy Foundation Pipeline Conference will feature the winners of the SUDEP Institute’s 2nd milestone of its fourth challenge, “Developing...