“Fast Track designation for ALZ-101 is an important recognition of the unmet patient need in Alzheimer’s disease. This designation follows encouraging safety and efficacy data from our completed Phase 1b clinical trial, demonstrating early indication of clinical benefit as well as mechanistic data supporting the activity of ALZ-101,” says Tord Labuda, CEO of Alzinova.

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