18
Nov
GliaCure’s lead product candidate for Alzheimer’s disease, GC021109, has been awarded Fast Track status by the FDA. Biological products are eligible for Fast Track designation if they are intended to treat a serious or life-threatening disease or condition and demonstrate the potential to address unmet medical needs for the disease or condition. The Fast Track…more »
25
Sep
GliaCure today distributed the following press release: GliaCure, a privately-held biotechnology company focused on the development of novel therapies for neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders based on glial targets, announced today that has initiated dosing of healthy volunteers in a first-in-human Phase 1a clinical trial of its lead product candidate, GC021109, a novel compound developed as…more »
21
Aug
GliaCure President Phil Haydon was co-author of a paper published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences (Tang-Schomer et al, 2014) and featured recently in the New York Times (August 11, 2014). This paper described the creation and potential uses of synthetic 3-D brain-like tissue. This tissue, composed of a modular design of…more »
16
Aug
B round financing with new and existing investors will advance GliaCure’s Alzheimer’s clinical program GliaCure, Inc., a company focused on developing novel, non-neuronal therapies for a range of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, today announced that it has successfully completed a $5.8 million B round financing, exceeding its original goal of $5 million. This financing round…more »
16
Aug
Mr. Zakrzewski is a Seasoned Life Sciences Leader GliaCure, Inc., a company focused on developing novel, non-neuronal therapies for a range of neurological and neuropsychiatric disorders, announced today that it has appointed Joseph S. Zakrzewski to the Company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Zakrewski brings more than 20 years of experience to his new role as…more »
16
Jun
GliaCure is pleased to announce that Dr. Rudy Schreiber has joined the team as Vice President of Translational Research and Development. Dr. Schreiber previously held positions at Roche, Sepracor and Evotec, where he developed expertise and leadership in behavioral studies with a specific focus on CNS projects. His experience as a scientist and as a…more »
06
Mar
A recent study out of Rush University Medical Center in Chicago and published in the journal Neurology reports that deaths due to Alzheimer’s disease are greatly under-reported. The death certificate and medical records of Alzheimer’s patients frequently list the immediate cause of death, such as pneumonia, rather than the underlying cause, which is the inability to fight…more »
26
Feb
On February 10, 2014 the ALZFORUM (www.alzforum.org) highlighted work by a team from Columbia University showing that astrocytes, a specialized type of glia cell, cause the death of motor neurons in an in vitro study of cells from ALS patients. The authors of the study are now trying to identify the toxic factor that astrocytes…more »
26
Feb
GliaCure President Phil Haydon recently co-authored a review in the journal Neuron on gliotransmitters and the interplay between glia and neuron in signaling in the brain.
05
Feb
On February 4, 2014 the National Institutes of Health (NIH) announced the formation of the new Accelerating Medicines Partnership (AMP) to focus on three areas of research, including Alzheimer’s disease. This partnership, which brings together high level government entities, 10 biopharmaceutical companies and several non-profit organizations, is intended to identify and validate biomarkers of disease…more »