Principal Investigators


Institution


Contact information of lead PI


Country


European Commission

Title of project or programme


European Prevention of Alzheimer’s Dementia Consortium (EPAD)

Source of funding information


European Commission FP7-IMI-Seventh Framework Programme/Innovative Medicines Initiative

Total sum awarded (Euro)


€ 25,880,000

Start date of award


21/01/2015

Total duration of award in years


4.9

The project/programme is most relevant to:


Alzheimer's disease & other dementias

Keywords


Research Abstract


There is an urgent need for new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. The number of people affected worldwide is expected to reach over 100 million by 2050, yet despite intensive efforts over many years, there is still no cure for Alzheimer’s and little in the way of treatments. Today, research increasingly focuses on ways to prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s in the first place. The EPAD project is pioneering a novel, more flexible approach to clinical trials of drugs designed to prevent Alzheimer’s dementia. Using an ‘adaptive’ trial design should deliver better results faster and at lower cost.

Lay Summary


Further information available at:


http://ep-ad.org/

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