AC Immune Awarded New Grants from MJFF and Target ALS Supporting Programs Targeting TDP-43
AC Immune Awarded New Grants from MJFF and Target ALS Supporting Programs Targeting TDP-43
- The Michael J. Fox Foundation grant supports the development of AC Immune’s first-in-class TDP-43 PET tracer program
- Target ALS Foundation grant supports collaboration between AC Immune and world-class institutions to accelerate the development of novel biofluid assays for detecting TDP-43-related neuropathology
AC Immune SA, a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precisionmedicine for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced prestigious new grants from The Michael J. Fox Foundation for Parkinson’s Research (MJFF) and Target ALS Foundation (Target ALS) supporting research programs to enable diagnosis of TDP-43 (TAR DNA-binding protein 43), recognized as an important target in multiple neurodegenerative diseases (NDDs) such as amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS) and frontotemporal lobar degeneration (FTLD) and as a prominent co-pathology in Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s diseases.