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News and Trends 21 Sep 2022

Hoag’s high hopes for new drug with Alzheimer’s disease trial

Hoag's Pickup Family Neurosciences Institute is initiating a clinical trial for what it says is a promising new investigational treatment for Alzheimer's disease (AD). The phase I study will determine…

September 21, 2022 - 2 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 12 Sep 2022

Liquid-interface assisted SERS could lead to earlier detection of Alzheimer’s

In a new publication in Opto-Electronic Advances, Japanese researchers discussed label-free trace detection of bio-molecules by liquid-interface assisted surface-enhanced Raman scattering (SERS) using a microfluidic chip. SERS has attracted attention…

September 12, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 7 Sep 2022

Alzinova announces new positive safety review for Alzheimer’s study

Alzinova AB says a second external safety review has been carried out of its clinical phase 1b study. This resulted in a positive assessment to continue the study as planned.…

September 7, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 1 Sep 2022

Proxidrugs: a new tool to fight pathogens?

Scientists at the Fraunhofer Institute for Translational Medicine and Pharmacology ITMP in Germany are working with partners to develop a new drug class. Proxidrugs (or proximity-inducing drugs) utilize cells’ waste…

September 1, 2022 - 4 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

News and Trends 28 Jun 2022

Biogen, citing insurance challenges, shutters one of its Aduhelm studies

A company says it was forced to end an observational trial of Alzheimer’s drug, Aduhelm, after a ruling by US federal insurance program, Medicare. Biogen said a recent coverage decision…

June 28, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Liza Laws

News and Trends 20 Jun 2022

Boost for dementia gene-based therapies

The Cell and Gene Therapy Catapult (CGT Catapult) and the UK Dementia Research Institute (UK DRI) have announced a collaboration to accelerate the clinical development of adeno-associated virus (AAV) based…

June 20, 2022 - 3 minutesmins - By Jim Cornall

Discovering New Therapeutic Targets for Alzheimer’s Disease

Effective therapies for neurodegenerative diseases like Alzheimer’s are urgently needed. But developing new drugs is difficult, time-consuming, and expensive, with a high risk of failure. Strategic partnerships can help biotech…

September 22, 2021 - 7 minutesmins - By Julia Kaiser

News and Trends 2 Sep 2021

AC Immune’s Mixed Phase II Results Buoy Alzheimer’s Research

An Alzheimer’s disease drug developed by AC Immune and Genentech has drawn conflicting phase II results this week, raising tentative hopes for the field of treatments targeting the protein tau.…

September 2, 2021 - 5 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 20 Jul 2021

Danish Dementia Startup Launches Amid Maturing Nordic Biotech Scene

Muna Therapeutics debuted with the Danish biotech sector’s biggest-ever Series A round earlier this month. This showcases the rapid growth taking place in the biotech industry in the Nordic region.…

July 20, 2021 - 4 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

Best in Biotech 30 Jun 2021

Scotland’s Top 10 Biotech Companies to Watch Out For

Scotland has a thriving life sciences ecosystem with strengths in oncology, genetic engineering, and industrial biotech. Let’s pick up the bagpipes as we tour the top 10 biotech companies in…

June 30, 2021 - 11 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 17 Jun 2021

FDA Approval of Biogen’s Drug Boosts European Alzheimer’s Space

The FDA shocked many life sciences observers by greenlighting Biogen’s treatment candidate for Alzheimer’s last week. Yet, for much of the Alzheimer's disease community on both sides of the Atlantic,…

June 17, 2021 - 6 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

News and Trends 21 Dec 2020

Late-Stage Success Raises Hopes to Tackle Alzheimer’s via Inflammation

Paris-based AB Science has scored a rare late-stage clinical triumph in the Alzheimer’s disease field with a drug that puts brakes on inflammation in the brain. Last week, AB Science…

December 21, 2020 - 5 minutesmins - By Victor Kotsev

Interview 2 Sep 2020

An Alzheimer’s Vaccine Challenged the Consensus for 25 Years

For decades, Alzheimer's disease research focused on a hypothesis that has increasingly been contested. A team of scientists in Slovakia has been swimming against the tide since the beginning, going…

September 2, 2020 - 8 minutesmins - By Farhan Mitha

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News and Trends 9 Apr 2020

Two European Alzheimer’s Disease Treatments Show Promise in Phase II

An epigenetics drug developed by the Spanish biopharmaceutical company Oryzon has reduced aggressive behavior in patients with Alzheimer’s disease and improved the experience of their caregivers in a phase IIa…

April 9, 2020 - 4 minutesmins - By David Kirk

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News and Trends 24 Mar 2020

Eli Lilly Sweetens AC Immune Alzheimer’s Treatment Deal by €38M

A deal between Swiss biotech AC Immune and Eli Lilly to develop an oral Alzheimer’s disease drug has increased in worth by €38M with a new milestone payment. AC Immune…

March 24, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

News and Trends 7 Feb 2020

EU Project Set up to Fight Alzheimer’s Disease with Lasers

A project has launched with a €3.6M grant to treat neurological conditions such as Alzheimer’s and Huntington’s disease by making brain cells controllable with red light. There are currently no…

February 7, 2020 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 24 Oct 2019

German Alzheimer’s Drug Backed with €43M After Biogen’s Surprise Turnaround

The German company Vivoryon Therapeutics has raised €43M on Euronext Amsterdam to fund a phase IIb trial of a drug that could slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease by blocking…

October 24, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

More News! 23 Sep 2019

AC Immune Gets €28M from Eli Lilly as Alzheimer’s Drug Hits Phase I

AC Immune will receive €27.6M (CHF 30M) from big pharma Eli Lilly as it begins a phase I trial of its first-in-class Alzheimer’s disease drug. This is the first milestone…

September 23, 2019 - 2 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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Startup Scout 16 Aug 2019

This Biotech Fights Alzheimer’s Disease by Targeting Support Brain Cells

It's time to go to London, UK, this week. The UK biotech AstronauTx is developing drugs that could slow the progress of Alzheimer’s disease by aiming at star-shaped cells in…

August 16, 2019 - 4 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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News and Trends 28 May 2019

Viral Vaccines Could Be Weapons Against Alzheimer’s Disease

Scientists in Sweden have found that some viruses can increase the buildup of protein ‘plaques’ linked to Alzheimer’s disease, a discovery that could lead to new vaccines treating the condition.…

May 28, 2019 - 3 minutesmins - By Jonathan Smith

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