Neurodegenerative Diseases

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Biogen will advance its tau-targeting Alzheimer's disease drug diranersen into phase 3, even though it missed the main endpoint in a midstage trial.

R&D

In a new white paper, Lucid Strategy Consulting suggests three key themes for pharma strategists seeking market leadership in the Alzheimer's space.

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A new R&D project will try to develop assays for LRRK2, a biomarker linked to Parkinson's that has emerged as a major drug target in the disease.

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An international trial has started to see if a simple finger-prick blood test could predict Alzheimer's before symptoms start.

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Eli Lilly has agreed a $1.2bn takeover of Ventyx Bio and its clinical-stage drugs for inflammatory and cardiometabolic diseases.

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AC Immune's active immunotherapy study backs up the alpha-synuclein hypothesis in Parkinson's disease, after disappointments in earlier trials.