AC Immune to Host Key Opinion Leader Webinar on Alpha-Synuclein as a Target in Neurodegenerative Diseases
The webinar will feature a presentation from KOL Oskar Hansson MD, PhD, of Skåne
Additionally, members of the
- ACI-7104, a Phase 2 vaccine for Parkinson’s disease;
- ACI-12589, a clinical stage PET tracer for various alpha-synucleinopathies;
- A preclinical antibody derived using the SupraAntigen® platform; and
- A discovery stage small molecule drug derived using the Morphomer® platform.
Together, these programs will enable a precision medicine approach to treating neurodegenerative diseases driven by a-syn misfolding and aggregation.
Following the formal presentation,
To register for the webinar, please click here. The materials from the presentation and a replay of the webinar will be available on the Events Page of AC Immune’s website following its conclusion.
KOL Biography
Dr. Hansson’s landmark 2006 study on cerebrospinal fluid biomarkers for Alzheimer’s disease (Hansson et al, The Lancet Neurology, 2006) has been instrumental for the implementation of these biomarkers in the clinical work-up of Alzheimer's disease in
His work on biomarkers has led to over 350 original peer-reviewed publications. Ten years ago, he started the prospective and longitudinal Swedish BioFINDER study (www.biofinder.se), which focuses on the development of optimized diagnostic algorithms, and also studies the consequences of different brain pathologies on cognitive, neurologic and psychiatric symptoms in healthy individuals and patients with dementia and parkinsonian disorders. Recently, the BioFINDER team has shown that Tau PET imaging can distinguish Alzheimer’s from all other neurodegenerative diseases (JAMA, 2018) and detect different subtypes of Alzheimer’s (Nature Medicine 2021) with high accuracy. The team has also developed and validated blood-based biomarkers for early detection of Alzheimer’s disease (Nature Medicine, 2020; JAMA, 2020, Nature Aging 2021, Nature Medicine 2021).
Besides being responsible for the outpatient ward of the
About
AC Immune SA is clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company that aims to become a global leader in precision medicine for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and NeuroOrphan indications driven by misfolded proteins. The Company’s two clinically validated technology platforms, SupraAntigen® and Morphomer®, fuel its broad and diversified pipeline of first- and best-in-class assets, which currently features ten therapeutic and three diagnostic candidates, six of which are currently in clinical trials. AC Immune has a strong track record of securing strategic partnerships with leading global pharmaceutical companies including Genentech, a member of the Roche Group, Eli Lilly and Company, and Janssen Pharmaceuticals, Inc., resulting in substantial non-dilutive funding to advance its proprietary programs and >$3 billion in potential milestone payments.
SupraAntigen® is a registered trademark of AC Immune SA in the following territories: AU, EU, CH, GB, JP and RU. Morphomer® is a registered trademark of AC Immune SA in CN, CH, GB, JP, and NO.
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