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London diners collect £250K for stem cell research

October 14, 2010 15:54

By Anonymous

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Heart Cells Foundation’s annual film and gala dinner attracted a 200-strong audience to a private screening of Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps at the Mayfair Hotel in central London. The event raised more than £250,000 to fund cardiac stem cell research at Barts and the London NHS Trust. Heart Cells Foundation was founded by the late Ian Rosenberg and his wife, Jenifer.

Photos: John Rifkin

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