AC Immune Announces Upcoming Presentations at AD/PD™ 2024 AC Immune Announces Upcoming Presentations at AD/PD™ 2024 Multiple presentations at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD™ 2024)
Lausanne, Switzerland, February 22, 2024 – AC Immune SA (NASDAQ: ACIU), a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company pioneering precision medicine for neurodegenerative diseases, today announced upcoming presentations highlighting its precision medicine pipeline at the International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD™ 2024), taking place in Lisbon, Portugal March 5-9, 2024. In addition, Andrea Pfeifer, Ph.D., CEO of AC Immune SA will lead an industry symposium exploring the latest clinical advances in the diagnosis and treatment of alpha-synuclein pathologies. Industry Symposium: State-of-the-art of treatment and diagnosis of alpha-synuclein pathologies Session Date/Time: March 6, 2024 at 8:40 – 10:40 am WET
Opening and Closing Remarks: Andrea Pfeifer, Ph.D., CEO of AC Immune SA Presenter: Francesca Capotosti, Ph.D. (AC Immune)
Morphomer a-syn: small molecules targeting a-syn for the treatment of PD
Presenter: Elpida Tsika, Ph.D. (AC Immune)
Time: 9:45 – 10:05 am WET
Active immunotherapy ACI-7104.056 in early PD: update from the Phase 2 trial VacSYn Presenter: Nuno Mendonça, M.D. (AC Immune)
Time: 10:05 – 10:20 am WET
Presenter: Marija Vukicevic, Ph.D. (AC Immune)
Date/Time: March 8, 2024 at 8:55 – 9:10 am WET
Targeting TDP-43 with a vectorized full-length antibody decreases neuropathology in a model of ALS/FTD Presenter: Damien Nevoltris, Ph.D. (AC Immune)
Date/Time: March 8, 2024 at 2:05 – 2:20 pm WET
Discovery and preclinical development of [18F]ACI-19626, a first-in-class TDP-43 PET tracer Presenter: Tamara Seredenina, Ph.D. (AC Immune)
Date/Time: March 8, 2024 at 2:20 – 2:35 pm WET
Presenter: Dymitr Kostrica, M.D. (AC Immune)
Session: Advances in PD and LBD drug development
Date/Time: March 9, 2024 at 5:25 – 5:40 pm WET
Poster number: P0215 / #1422
Presenter: Emma Fiorini, Ph.D. (AC Immune)
Poster number: P0114 / #1470
Presenter: Tamara Seredenina, Ph.D. (AC Immune)
Poster number: P0996 / #1513
Presenter: Guenther Staffler, Ph.D. (AC Immune)
AC Immune SA is a clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company and a global leader in precision medicine for neurodegenerative diseases, including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease, and NeuroOrphan indications driven by misfolded proteins. The Company’s two clinically validated technology platforms, SupraAntigen® and Morphomer®, fuel its broad and diversified pipeline of first- and best-in-class assets, which currently features sixteen therapeutic and diagnostic programs, five of which are currently in Phase 2 clinical trials and one of which is in Phase 3. AC Immune has a strong track record of securing strategic partnerships with leading global pharmaceutical companies, resulting in substantial non-dilutive funding in potential milestone payments plus royalties. SupraAntigen® is a registered trademark of AC Immune SA in the following territories: AU, EU, CH, GB, JP, RU, SG and USA. Morphomer® is a registered trademark of AC Immune SA in CN, CH, GB, JP, KR, NO and RU. The information on our website and any other websites referenced herein is expressly not incorporated by reference into, and does not constitute a part of, this press release.
For further information, please contact:
SVP, Investor Relations & Corporate Communications
Gary Waanders, Ph.D., MBA
Email: gary.waanders@acimmune.com
Email: cdavis@lifesciadvisors.com
Email: chris.maggos@cohesionbureau.com
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