AC Immune SA announced that it has entered into a research collaboration agreement with the Nestlé Institute of Health Sciences SA (NIHS), a fundamental research institute of the global nutrition, health and wellness company Nestlé, to develop a novel, minimally invasive Tau diagnostic assay for the early diagnosis of Alzheimer’s disease. Under the terms of the agreement AC Immune will provide its world leading expertise in the biology and pathology of Tau as well as committing its laboratory capabilities to support the collaborative research program. NIHS will apply its proprietary multiplexed antibody technology platform to the research program with the goal of identifying and validating a highly sensitive diagnostic assay for the detection of Tau in human cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and blood plasma. Financial terms were not disclosed…
Source: AC Immune