Benzinga | Jul 28, 2020 07:13AM EDT

AC Immune Highlights Presentation Of Data For Alpha-Synuclein Positron Emission Tomography

Next-generation PET tracer detects pathological alpha-synuclein with improved signal-to-noise ratio



Oral presentation at AAIC further demonstrates the strength of AC Immune's Morphomer(tm) platform for generating highly selective small molecule diagnostics



LAUSANNE, Switzerland, July 28, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- AC Immune SA (NASDAQ:ACIU), a Swiss-based, clinical-stage biopharmaceutical company, with a broad pipeline focused on neurodegenerative diseases, today reported new data for its next generation alpha-synuclein positron emission tomography-(PET) tracer during an oral presentation at the Alzheimer's Association International Conference (AAIC) and anticipates advancing its lead compound toward clinical stage development in Q4 2020.

The compelling preclinical results demonstrate enhanced contrast and alpha-synuclein target specificity, putting AC Immune's PET tracer in a strong position to become a first-in-class precision diagnostic tool for Parkinson's disease (PD). No effective diagnostic agents exist today for PD and other alpha-synucleinopathies, such as multiple system atrophy (MSA), and Lewy Body Dementia (LBD), representing substantial unmet clinical need.