In a paywalled
article today about the study, the researchers Kari Sørland and Øystein Fluge say that the study so far is paid entirely by patients/privat persons and patient associations. They are now lacking 5.5 million NOK.
5.5 million NOK is 553 294 USD - 470 967 EUR - 410 606 GBP (unless I've messed up with the numbers..)
Fluge says: We're not saying that we have the truth, but we hope and believe that we are on the way to some answers.
Sørland says: ME affects many people, and many of them are young. We therefore believe that it is good social economics to research the disease and would like to see us receive public funding.
300 people have applied to participate in the study. The article includes an interview with one of the participants who will receive her first injection September 30th.