March 21, 2019

IRP Bal du Printemps at Hotel President Wilson in Geneva

«The 21st edition of the Bal du Printemps – « Spring Ball » took place on Thursday, 21 march 2019 at the Hotel President Wilson in Geneva Held on the theme of Greece – Kalispera. Organized by the International Foundation for Research in Paraplegia – IRP, the charity event gathered some 520 guests and managed to fundraise more the CHF 300,000.- that will finance the neuroscience research projects selected by the IRP Scientific Committee in Switzerland and around the world, in particular the STIMO clinical study – Stimulation of the spinal cord of paraplegic patients, led by Professors Grégoire Courtine and Jocelyne Bloch.

The highlight of the evening has been the presence of David Mzee, one of the first patients to participate in the STIMO study, who arrived on the scene of Hotel President Wilson standing, to testify of his incredible experience that allows him...»