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Leqembi Approval Causes A Ripple Effect For Precision In Alzheimer’s

Insights From AC Immune CEO, Andrea Pfeifer

 
• By David Wild

On the heels of the FDA’s full approval of Biogen and Eisai’s Leqembi, AC Immune’s CEO is hopeful that a precision medicine approach with improved diagnosis, prevention and treatment of Alzheimer’s disease is not far down the road. With 16 clinical programs, notable partnerships and wholly owned assets, AC Immune holds a strong position to help reach that destination.

For AC Immune, Targeting Amyloid Plaques Is One Part Of A Bigger Therapeutic Strategy • Source: Shutterstock

As Biogen, Inc. and Eisai Co., Ltd. bask in the glow of the US Food and Drug Administration’s full approval of Leqembi (lecanemab-irmb), Andrea Pfeifer, CEO of Swiss biotech AC Immune SA, sees it is as the beginning of a journey toward a tailored approach that integrates precise screening, prevention and treatment. And the company, which she founded in 2003, is trying to fulfill the promise of that long-awaited day.

As she recently told sister publication Scrip, "Today we can slow Alzheimer's, and tomorrow we hope to stop or prevent the disease

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