MEDIA BRIEFING — Team Seeks XPRIZE for Alzheimer’s
–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Age Wave:
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WHAT: |
A multi-disciplinary team has been formed to work towards creating an XPRIZE for Alzheimer’s disease, currently afflicting more than 5.5 million people in the U.S. and costing $259 billion — numbers that are expected to grow exponentially as the U.S. population ages. Worldwide, almost 50 million are estimated to suffer from the disease. |
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WHEN: |
Thursday, September 7, 11am-12pm Eastern Time | ||||
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WHO: |
George Vradenburg, JD, co-founder and chairman, |
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| Ken Dychtwald, PhD, founder and CEO, Age Wave | |||||
| Lisa Genova, PhD, neuroscientist, author of best-selling Still Alice | |||||
| Philip Edgcumbe, PhD, global impact team leader | |||||
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HOW TO |
Dial-in #: 800-550-1215 (International callers: +1 213-233-3011) |
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Please RSVP to Robyn Reynolds at rreynolds@agewave.com. |
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There will be a Q&A session at the end of the call. Please submit |
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THE BASIC |
The initiative is to create the next XPRIZE for Alzheimer’s, specifically identifying a biotarget than can predict and prevent the disease. |
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Existing approaches track the disease far too late. A predictive, non-invasive bio-target would unleash a new era of interventions and targeted treatments that would have the best chance of succeeding and saving lives. |
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In addition to Vradenburg, Dychtwald, Genova and Edgcumbe, a world-class team of scientists, advisors and advocates have joined forces to propel this XPRIZE initiative, including: Maria Shriver, activist, journalist, former first lady of California; Geoffrey Ling, MD, PhD, former Founding Director of bio-tech at DARPA; Rudi Tanzi, PhD, Professor of Neurology, Harvard University; Reisa Sperling, MD, Professor of Neurology, Harvard Medical School; Ajay Verma, MD, PhD, CMO, at United Neurosciences; Daniel Kraft, MD, Founding Executive Director Exponential Medicine, Singularity University; and Cori Lathan, PhD, Founder and Chief Executive Officer of AnthroTronix. |
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About |
XPRIZE, a 501(c)(3) nonprofit, is the global leader in designing |
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Contacts
UsAgainstAlzheimer’s
Jeannette O’Connor, 202-302-3268
Joconnor@usagainstalzheimers.org
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Age
Wave
Robyn Reynolds, 510-899-4004
rreynolds@agewave.com
