Together we take on the fight against ALS.
Börje Salming ALS Foundation helps to find a cure for ALS
For 21 SEK a month you are a member of Team Börje
Team Börje is a membership club where, for 21 SEK per month, you join in the fight against ALS.
In the Team Börje membership club, you will be able to access offers, news, and events from Team Börje's partners and from the foundation.
Let's use our collective strength, and as Börje said: We must put an end to this crap.
Börje Salming's children "at home" in Toronto again
During the All-Star weekend in Toronto, Valter Skarsgård, Teresa and Anders Salming were present. Please read about their meetings with the NHL and the Toronto Maple Leafs.
Photo: © Eric Marin, NHL.com International
Överbefälhavare Micael Bydén stöttar kampen mot ALS
Micael Bydén är Sveriges överbefälhavare och dessutom en mångårig vän till Börje Salming. Micael har upplevt när kollegor och vänner har insjuknat i ALS. Micael är en av våra fantastiska ambassadörer för stiftelsen.
“We must put an end to this crap”
Börje Salming
More research on ALS - a crucial task
ALS is a cruel disease and more research is needed to understand how and why the disease occurs.
Allocation of Research Grants 2023
Five researchers from Karolinska Institutet, KTH, Umeå University, and the University of Gothenburg have been awarded research grants to investigate the onset of ALS, new treatment methods, and improvements in care for those affected, as well as support for families.
About Börje Salming ALS Foundation
The Börje Salming ALS Foundation aims to advance medical scientific research to increase understanding and improve the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis, ALS. The Foundation will also create initiatives to provide support to those affected and their relatives.
The Foundation provides financial support to researchers for basic and patient-related research projects focused on the study of the causes of ALS, the development of new methods in the medical treatment of the disease, and projects for innovative solutions that facilitate the care of ALS patients.
An Evening for Beginnings 2023
In April 2023, 'An Evening for Börje' was arranged for the first time. Watch the films featuring the foundation's ambassadors and representatives Valter Skarsgård, Micael Bydén, Mats Sundin, and Nicklas Lidström.
Valter Skarsgård, ambassador for the Börje Salming ALS Foundation, talks about the intense training for his role in the Viaplay series about Börje and about his first meeting with Börje. Helen Sjöholm and Tommy Körberg perform a duet for the audience at Berns.
An exciting table tennis match between JO Waldner and Micael Bydén vs. Mats Sundin and Nicklas Lidström. Who will win?
Mats Sundin, ambassador for the Börje Salming ALS Foundation, and Nicklas Lidström, a board member of the foundation, share what Börje has meant to them as hockey players and as individuals. Additionally, a greeting to everyone from Bill Daly, NHL's deputy commissioner.
Thank you for your support
We are overwhelmed by the love and generosity that Börje Salming ALS Foundation has received since its inception in autumn 2022.
When we started the foundation, it was Börjes and the Salming family's clear will and desire to support ALS research and the relatives of those affected, and that work has only just begun. Let's solve the ALS riddle together. No more shall suffer.
Thank you for your support!
Richard Josefson
Support from the NHL
The NHL has shown great support towards the Börje Salming ALS Foundation. In early 2023, the NHL, the National Hockey Leauge Players' Association and NHL Alumni contributed just over one million SEK to the foundation.
Bill Daly. deputy commissioner of the NHL, posted the following video greeting to everyone involved in the fight against ALS the spring.
Here is more to read about NHL and the support of the Börje Salming ALS Foundation.
The foundation's purpose and goals
The foundation fulfills its purpose by providing financial support to prominent ALS researchers and supporting ALS sufferers and their relatives
Researching
The Börje Salming Foundation aims to promote medical scientific research to increase understanding and improve the treatment of amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).
Support for victims and relatives
The foundation will contribute to spreading knowledge about amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. The foundation will also create initiatives to facilitate and provide support to ALS sufferers and their relatives.
Research on ALS
The fight against ALS requires more research.
Ulf Hedin talks about the first meeting with Börje, when a drug might exist and why more research is needed.
Scientific Council of the Foundation
Application for project grant for ALS research
News
The latest from the Foundation, activities and research in ALS
Börje Salming ALS-stiftelse startar initiativet Ge tillbaka för att stötta anhöriga
Initiativet Ge tillbaka innebär att stiftelsen arrangerar mötesplatser för anhöriga.
Börje Salming ALS Foundation allocates 6.3 million Swedish kronor to Swedish ALS research
Five researchers have been awarded a total of 6.3 million Swedish kronor for ALS research.
Team Börje member club is launched during Round 21
In conjunction with Round 21, the Börje Salming ALS Foundation launches the member club Te
Börje Salming
Börje Salming is one of Sweden's greatest ice hockey players of all time and broke through in Brynäs in the early 1970s. In 1973, Salming left Sweden for the NHL and Toronto, where during his 16 years he gained icon status. Börje struggled for a time with his health and on August 10, 2022, he announced in a statement via the Toronto Maple Leafs that he had suffered from ALS.
I have received news that shook my family and me. The signs I received that something was wrong with my body turned out to be ALS. Everything then changed at once. I don't know what the future will be like, but I understand that I will face challenges that are greater than the ones I have been given before.
Börje Salming
The people behind the Börje Foundation
Our aim is to find a cure for this terrible disease for all those affected and for their relatives to receive support and help. Healthcare needs to create a system for sufferers, regardless of age, geography or need.
To me, our foundation means a lot. We want to draw attention to ALS and contribute to research to find a cure, as well as support families going through the life crisis that ALS entails.
Being able to help in the work of supporting research and those affected by ALS feels important. I am extremely grateful and honored to be involved in this important work.
It feels important and valuable to contribute to something that makes a difference.
I feel tremendously honored and responsible to be involved in contributing to the foundation's work.
I want to support and contribute to the foundation because it feels important to make an effort.
It was painful to see how quickly Börje was broken down by the disease. More research is needed in this area and this requires an initiative such as the Börje Salming ALS Foundation.
I want to contribute to creating better conditions and finding a cure for ALS.
It's absolutely a no-brainer for me to help fight ALS.
This is Börje Salming's own foundation. Therefore, it is extremely honorable to have the opportunity to work in Börje's name to fight ALS.
