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Tuesday, October 27, 2009

Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation Funds EDUNN Biotechnology to Develop Treatment for Alzheimer's Disease

January 15, 2009 - The Alzheimer's Drug Discovery Foundation (ADDF) announced that it is providing a grant of $100,000 to Edunn Biotechnology, Inc., an early stage company dedicated to developing a novel class of drugs to treat and prevent Alzheimer's disease (AD)

Edunn's lead drug candidate, EDN-OL1, is an oligonucleotide-based drug that has shown promise in halting and reversing the progression of AD in animal models. EDN-OLI reduces the production of amyloid beta proteins found in the brain and believed to cause AD... Edunn Biotechnology's Press Release -