In September 2025, MND Australia welcomed over 650 delegates to Melbourne for PACTALS 2025 and the 12th MND Australia Care Forum.

PACTALS 2025 brought together scientific experts in MND/ALS research from the Asia-Pacific region, along with global leaders in the field. The 12th MND Australia Care Forum showcased the latest developments and best-practice MND care.

Around 100 delegates and presenters with lived experience of MND played a central role in the program — their perspectives and contributions were fundamental to the success of the event.

Three key themes generated particular interest throughout the conference:

▪️ The potential of artificial intelligence to identify existing drugs with therapeutic promise for MND

▪️ The significant impact of best-practice care in improving both quality and length of life

▪️ The developing opportunities to treat pre-symptomatic genetic MND

A copy of the abstract booklet is available to download here, and recordings of the Care Forum will be made available soon.

The next MND Australia research and care conference will be held in Adelaide in September 2026.