AC Immune advances vaccine in Alzheimer's and Down syndrome

20 August 2018
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Swiss biotech AC Immune (Nasdaq: ACIU) has made progress on two fronts with a vaccine that could have massive market value in the neurodegenerative diseases space.

The firm has announced two clinical milestone events related to ACI-24, its vaccine against Alzheimer's disease and amyloid beta-related cognitive decline in Down Syndrome.

AC Immune has started the Phase II study with patients with mild Alzheimer's disease, while it has completed recruitment for the high-dose cohort of a Phase Ib study for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease-like characteristics in adults with Down syndrome.

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