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$3.2 Million in New Funding Focused on Biomarkers and Moving Toward New Therapies

These recent investments reflect the ADDF's commitment to advancing tools for early detection, with an emphasis on exploring the different pathologies associated with aging.

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$7.1 Million in New Funding Illustrates the ADDF’s Strong Support of a Diverse Pipeline

The ADDF announces $7.1 million in new investments, which reflect our strategy to advance drug discovery and clinical trials, including the development of biomarkers and prevention methods.

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$2.3 Million in New Funding Focused on Novel Biomarkers and Treatments

The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announces funding for a novel biomarker and two Phase I clinical studies.

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New Investments Fund Research Ranging from Novel Treatments for Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction

The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announces seven new investments, including clinical trials, novel drug programs, and a prevention program, which reflects the comprehensive nature of the ADDF's funding strategy.

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Partnership with FNIH Will Drive New Biomarkers for Alzheimer’s

The ADDF has joined an initiative from the Foundation for the National Institutes of Health (FNIH) Biomarkers Consortium that will improve diagnosis and the development of targeted therapies for Alzheimer's disease. 

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$1.8 Million in New Funding Supports Clinical Stage Treatments

The ADDF announces nearly $1.8 million in new funding, which reflects our commitment to advancing drugs in or near human clinical trials.

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Three New Grants Keep Promising Programs Forging Ahead

The Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announces three new investments, all of which are for programs that the ADDF previously funded.

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Combination Therapy: The Right Approach for Alzheimer’s

Learn why combination therapy holds such promise for treating Alzheimer's disease, and why Amylyx's drug is the first such therapy we are funding.

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Innovative Alzheimer’s Combination Therapy Trial Supported by New Joint Funding Initiative

We are jointly funding a new combination therapy clinical trial for Alzheimer’s disease to be conducted by Amylyx Pharmaceuticals.

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18th Annual Conference on Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery Showcases Non-Amyloid Research

Nearly 200 academic and industry researchers came together to share updates on innovative preclinical and clinical-stage Alzheimer’s disease research at the 18th Annual Conference on Alzheimer's Drug Discovery.

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Driving Innovation in Alzheimer’s Therapies

At our 18th Annual Conference on Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery in Jersey City, the impact of our approach will take center stage.

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Inflammation, The Driver of Alzheimer’s Disease?

A growing body of evidence suggests that inflammation in the brain is implicated in the development of Alzheimer's.

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$4 Million in New Grants Support Several First-in-Class Dementia Treatments

We recently awarded eight new grants totaling over $4 million to advance treatments for Alzheimer’s and related dementias. Several of the awards support new approaches to treating these diseases.

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Top Five Alzheimer’s Advances in 2016

In 2016, we made great progress toward finding drugs to prevent and treat Alzheimer’s, as our top five advances demonstrate.

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$2.5 Million in New Grants Advance Clinical Trials of Alzheimer’s Treatments

We awarded three new grants in November and December, totaling nearly $2.5 million. The grants represent our commitment to advancing the most promising drugs to clinical trials, the final stages of drug development.  

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New Clinical Trial Will Test Cancer Drug as Alzheimer’s Treatment

Dr. Howard Fillit, the ADDF's Founding Executive Director and Chief Science Officer, says: "The ADDF is proud to support a clinical trial that holds such promise for Alzheimer's patients. This funding is part of our wider initiative to use the knowledge gained from cancer research to advance effective treatments for Alzheimer's."

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Vivreon Biosciences Awarded Grant to Advance Drug Program Targeting Neuroinflammation

Vivreon Biosciences, LLC has been awarded a preclinical drug discovery grant from the Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) to develop compounds that targets brain inflammation in Alzheimer's disease.

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$1.7 Million Grant Supports Promising Drug That Targets Cannabinoid Receptor

With a $1.7 million award from the ADDF, a new biotech created by Cleveland Clinic Innovations is developing a novel drug that reduces inflammation in the brain by targeting a cannabinoid receptor.

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Dr. D. Martin Watterson Wins Second Melvin R. Goodes Prize

Dr. Watterson has identified a number of new classes of Central Nervous System drugs.

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Three New Grants Support Promising Treatments for Alzheimer’s Disease

The ADDF awarded three new grants in July and August for potential new treatments for Alzheimer's and other dementias. 

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Ten New Grants Support Alzheimer’s Drug Discovery and Biomarker Development

The ADDF has awarded 10 new grants to researchers developing drugs for neurodegenerative diseases and biomarkers to detect their onset and progression.

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Five New Grants Support Drug Discovery and Prevention

Grants awarded in the first two months of 2016 support researchers in the U.S. and Middle East pursuing drug programs, prevention studies, and research to accelerate clinical trials.

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Five New Research Grants Support Clinical and Early-Stage Programs

Funded Researchers are pursuing diverse targets to treat Alzheimer's disease.

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ADDF and Harrington Discovery Institute Announce 2015 Award Recipients

Collaboration advances development of therapeutics for the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease.

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GliaCure Receives $1 Million Grant for Alzheimer’s Clinical Trial

The ADDF awarded $1 million to GliaCure to co-fund a Phase 1b clinical trial in patients with mild to moderate Alzheimer's disease.