Press Releases

Washington D.C., Mar. 25, 2024- The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) – which is focused on global game-changing dementia research – has chosen Scotland to host the Bio-Hermes Biomarker Data Challenge 2024, a research competition using the most comprehensive set of dementia biomarker data from ground-breaking early blood testing studies for Alzheimer’s disease. Researchers at […]

Washington D.C., Mar. 20, 2024- Labcorp announced its launch of new blood tests to detect the brain protein called tau. This announcement comes on the heels of the published results of the Bio-Hermes-001 study  which reveals a strong correlation between p-tau 217 with the presence of amyloid plaques in the brain, a diagnostic hallmark of […]

Washington D.C., Mar. 08, 2024- The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) announced today that it expects to convene a meeting of the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee (PCNS) to discuss the Phase 3 TRAILBLAZER-ALZ 2 trial, which evaluated the efficacy and safety of Donanemab in early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease. As the […]

Oral Presentation on Bio-Hermes to Take Place at Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases and Related Neurological Disorders (ADPD) Washington D.C., Mar 04, 2024- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation®, (GAP) is pleased to share that new data from the ground-breaking blood-based and digital biomarker platform study, Bio-Hermes, will be shared by Douglas Beauregard, Project Director of Clinical Operations […]

The results of the Bio-Hermes study appear in Alzheimer’s & Dementia showing how new Alzheimer’s detecting blood tests perform across a broad range of races and ethnicities for the first time. Washington D.C., Feb. 28, 2024- The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation®, (GAP) is releasing the first results from the Bio-Hermes-001 Study. This study in over […]

Researchers and Executives from more than 100+ Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s clinical trial sites to collaborate on finding a cure for the devastating diseases NEW ORLEANS, La. (Feb. 26, 2024) — From February 28, 2024 through March 1, 2024, the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP), an organization dedicated to speeding and improving the delivery of Alzheimer’s […]

The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation’s® (GAP) 2023 Citizen Scientist Award© recipients include a philanthropic Mustang enthusiast, an “old-school” Veteran, an innovative volunteer with Parkinson’s disease and an Alzheimer’s advocate/ inspirational study partner. WASHINGTON, DC (Feb. 19, 2024) — Today, the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) proudly announced the 2023 National Citizen Scientist Awards® elevated honorees.  […]

The House of Representatives has passed The Dr. Emmanuel Bilirakis and Honorable Jennifer Wexton National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act. GAP is celebrating this exciting news and commends all who helped to make this monumental achievement possible. We are grateful for the leadership of the House in ensuring that this legislation passed, especially from U.S. […]

We thank J&J for their leadership as they announced new efforts to combat Alzheimer’s disease, specifically their vaccine trial. In taking on this tau antibody and a tau-targeting vaccine, J&J is bringing hope to those impacted by Alzheimer’s disease, and addressing the need for cutting-edge research by launching this exciting trial. We are grateful for […]

The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) thanks trailblazer Sandra Day O’Connor, the first female to serve as a U.S Supreme Court Justice. While she paved the way for women leaders, she also raised awareness of the challenges of caregiving when she admirably retired from the Supreme Court in 2006 to care for her husband who […]

The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) thanks the First Lady for the grace and dignity she showed before and after President Carter’s term, and even more so these past six months after bravely announcing her dementia diagnosis. We join many around the world mourning her loss while acknowledging her quiet, positive impact over her 96 years.  […]

We applaud First Lady Jill Biden and the White House Gender Policy Council on the first ever initiative on Women’s Health Research, with a focus on ‘engaging the scientific, private sector, and philanthropic communities’. GAP is committed to ensuring that clinical research includes all people, and that includes ensuring that women are equally represented. We […]

Today, the US Senate confirmed President Biden’s nominee for National Institutes of Health (NIH) Director, Monica Bertagnolli, MD, who will lead the country’s top medical research institute. “We are thrilled that the US Senate has confirmed Dr. Monica Bertagnolli as the new Director of the NIH, as she is an esteemed leader with an impressive career […]

Washington D.C., Oct 23, 2023- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation, (GAP) is pleased to share that new data from the ground-breaking blood-based and digital biomarker platform study, Bio-Hermes, will be shared by study partner Dr. Robin Wolz, of IXICO, at the 16th Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease (CTAD) conference. The data will be presented at Symposium […]

Revolutionary Studies, Record Breaking Collaboration, and Promising News on Biomarker Studies Top the Charts at AAIC   Washington D.C., Aug 31, 2023— Researchers and leaders from the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) assembled with the world’s leading Alzheimer’s researchers, patient advocates, and clinicians at the annual Alzheimer’s Association International Conference (AAIC). From the memorable week, […]

The FDA’s approval comes following the recommendation of an FDA advisory committee, which voted unanimously for Leqembi’s full approval earlier this month WASHINGTON, DC, July 6, 2023 — Following a decision from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) granting full traditional approval to Leqembi, a disease-modifying Alzheimer’s treatment from Eisai, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) […]

Bio-Hermes won’t just change Alzheimer’s research and diagnostics. It has the potential to save and change lives. WASHINGTON, DC (June 14, 2023) — Up to 50 percent of people in the U.S. with Alzheimer’s receive an imprecise or inaccurate diagnosis of their cognitive condition. The tools typically used to detect the disease, like a PET […]

Statement attributed to John M. Dwyer, President of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation: (WASHINGTON, DC, JUNE 12) – “Last week, I was proud to participate in the open public hearing session at the Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s Meeting of the Peripheral and Central Nervous System Drugs Advisory Committee Meeting in support of full approval of […]

June 8, 2023 Mrs. Rosalynn Carter c/o The Carter Center 453 John Lewis Freedom Parkway NE Atlanta, GA 30307-1406 Dear Mrs. Carter: I read with heartfelt interest the news announcing your dementia diagnosis. Thank you for sharing this news so bravely and publicly. Receiving a dementia or Alzheimer’s diagnosis, and how that news impacts a […]

News that the U.S. Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) will provide broader coverage for Alzheimer’s treatments lacks specifics; unclear if rural and non-hospital based physicians can participate Statement attributed to John M. Dwyer, President of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation: (WASHINGTON, DC, JUNE 1) — “It’s too early to celebrate. The U.S. Centers […]

Americans want Congress and the president to step in if CMS doesn’t change its restrictive coverage policy. WASHINGTON (May 23, 2023) — Nearly nine in ten voters favor (87% favor, 77% strongly favor) requiring Medicare to cover the cost of FDA-approved drugs that can slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease, according to a new poll […]

“GAP strongly encourages ICER to revamp its model to accurately reflect Leqembi’s benefits and what matters most to patients and their families” For immediate release: Washington, D.C. (March 17, 2023) — Joining other Alzheimer’s advocates, experts and researchers, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) President John Dwyer provided written comments as part of the Institute for […]

“Today, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) demonstrated enormous leadership and concern for the health of veteran’s fighting Alzheimer’s disease with its decision to cover the cost of Leqembi.  Our veterans battled for us, and the VA is now giving their patients new therapies to battle Alzheimer’s.” Statement by Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® President John Dwyer: […]

Statement by Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® President John Dwyer: Washington, D.C. (Feb. 27, 2023) — “On behalf of the of the thousands of trial participants, clinicians and researchers who are part of the Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP) network, we want to thank and honor Dr. Billy Dunn for his leadership and scientific contributions, which […]