What we do
Research. Connection. Awareness. Hope.
Ast'Ro Foundation is about more than one person or one diagnosis.
We bring together research, human connection, awareness and hope to create a better future for people affected by brain tumours and for the families who walk alongside them.
Research
Advancing world-class brain tumour research
We fund research into aggressive brain tumours, working alongside an academic partner so that money raised through our community reaches laboratories and research teams.
Our intended collaboration is with a Belgian university research group. Details of the programme, the team and its objectives will be published here as soon as they are confirmed.
Research partner naming is pending final approval.
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Connection
Bringing people together
Patients, families, researchers, friends, colleagues and clubs. A diagnosis can be isolating; a community is the antidote.
Our events exist to create those meetings — most visibly the Ast'Ro Ride, which takes a group of riders from Leuven to Mont Ventoux.
Awareness
Sharing knowledge and understanding
Reliable information is scarce for rare brain tumours, and misinformation costs families time and energy they do not have.
We share what we learn carefully and openly, and we point people towards the professionals and organisations who can help.
Hope
Inspiring hope for the future
Research creates possibilities.
Connection creates resilience.
Hope helps people move forward.
Together, we support research, connect people, raise awareness and create hope for families facing brain tumours.