Nearly 200 academic and industry researchers gathered this week to share updates on preclinical and clinical-stage Alzheimer’s disease research at the 19th International Conference on Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery. The two-day conference, organized by the Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF), focused on gene therapy and alternative modalities for neurodegenerative diseases, progress in developing novel drugs to treat Alzheimer’s disease (AD) and related dementias, as well as the need for new biomarkers.
“This is a pivotal time in Alzheimer’s disease research and drug discovery,” said Dr. Howard Fillit, Founding Executive Director and Chief Science Officer of the ADDF. “Progress in many areas of research, including the identification of new biomarkers, novel drugs and gene therapy, as well as the use of existing drugs for other illnesses, show…
