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Takeda Pharmaceuticals Establishes $3 Million Endowment with AGA Foundation
Date:5/17/2008

Gift Will Fund Annual James W. Freston Single Topic Conference Series for

Gastroenterology Research

BETHESDA, Md., May 17 /PRNewswire/ -- The American Gastroenterological Association (AGA) Foundation for Digestive Health and Nutrition (FDHN) announced a gift of $3 million from Takeda Pharmaceuticals to establish The Takeda Endowment Fund within the AGA Foundation's overall endowment. Interest earned from The Takeda Endowment Fund will provide annual support for an AGA Institute Single Topic Conference. The annual conference will be named in honor of former AGA President and past AGA Foundation Chair, James W. Freston, MD, PhD.

"This contribution will make the science of gastroenterology stronger," said AGA FDHN Chair, Sidney Cohen, MD. "We are extraordinarily pleased and appreciative of Takeda's philanthropic investment in the field of gastroenterology. This endowment grant differs from education grants, which while very important, usually represent support for a single event or project. The Takeda Endowment Fund will provide support for the James W. Freston Conferences in perpetuity. Consequently, we are very excited about the long-term positive health outcomes that The Takeda Endowment Fund will foster."

The purpose of the James W. Freston Single Topic Conference is to bring together scientists in the gastrointestinal field to discuss important scientific issues relevant to the practice of gastroenterology. Conference topics will be identified by the Governing Board of the AGA Institute and conference directors will be world-recognized AGA members and scientific leaders within the specialty. Because understanding of basic concepts in medical science often precedes advances in translational research and improvements in patient care, The Takeda Endowment Fund will support efforts to improve patient health in the years ahead.

"Single topic conferences are cutting-edge opportunities to foster discussion, engag
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