Press Releases
GAP’s Remarks on Hurricane Milton
October 10, 2024 The state of Florida just stood up to the assault of Hurricane Helene, followed by Milton, a ferocious one-two punch in the 2024 hurricane season. The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) is relieved and very grateful that our Florida GAP-Net sites, our Florida GAP partners and our own FL-based GAP team members, […]
Read more »UNLV and Innovative Clinical Research Organization Collaborating to Bring Next Generation Research to Las Vegas
Partnership to Cultivate Best-In Class Clinical Research Services for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias Washington D.C. – Sept 19, 2024 – Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding a collaboration to accelerate research for neurodegenerative diseases. This includes establishing a state-of-the-art imaging and emerging technology […]
Read more »Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Welcomes Gadolin Research to its Global Network
Non-profit expands research network to Southeast Texas to improve access to research opportunities Washington D.C., Aug. 8, 2024-?Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) is welcoming a new clinical research site into its global network of best-in-class research sites, Gadolin Research of Beaumont, Texas. Gadolin Research is dedicated to advancing medical knowledge and improving healthcare outcomes through innovative […]
Read more »UNLV and Innovative Clinical Research Organization Collaborating to Bring Next Generation Research to Las Vegas
Partnership to Cultivate Best-In Class Clinical Research Services for Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias Washington D.C. – July 12, 2024 – Today, Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) and the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), announced a memorandum of understanding (MOU) regarding a collaboration to accelerate research for neurodegenerative diseases. This includes establishing a state-of-the-art […]
Read more »Dementia Mission Competition Selects Four Companies For Innovative Alzheimer’s Biomarker Study
Collaboration with Innovate UK Yields New Partners for Alzheimer’s Study Washington D.C., July 10, 2024- With groundbreaking creativity and breathtaking speed, this phase 3 competition, funded by Innovate UK, the UK’s innovation agency, is supporting organizations committed to improving dementia research using blood-based and digital biomarkers. This competition received 14 proposals within one week, from […]
Read more »Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Names Chief Impact Officer and Director of Recruitment & Strategic Initiatives Among Promotions
Washington D.C., July 8, 2024- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) announced the appointment of Leigh Zisko, MPH as Chief Impact Officer and Tamiko MaGee-Rodgers, PhD, CCRP as the Director of Recruitment and Strategic Initiatives. In newly created global leadership roles, each will meaningfully contribute new perspectives and experience to GAP’s work in innovating clinical trial […]
Read more »Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation: Full FDA Approval of Donanemab Signifies Brighter Future
Washington D.C., July 2, 2024- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) President John Dwyer applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its decision granting full traditional approval of Eli Lilly and Company’s Kisunla™ (donanemab), a disease-modifying Alzheimer’s treatment for adults with early symptomatic Alzheimer’s disease (AD). “Today, the FDA grants full approval for donanemab, […]
Read more »Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Applauds FDA Draft Guidance to Improve Diverse Participation in Clinical Trials
Washington D.C., July 1, 2024- The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) unveiled a draft guidance document, “Diversity Action Plans to Improve Enrollment of Participants from Underrepresented Populations in Clinical Studies,” which is open for public comment. This draft guidance points to improving participation from people who are traditionally underrepresented in clinical trials. John Dwyer, President […]
Read more »Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Welcomes Tandem Clinical Research Site to its Network
Global non-profit expands research network to the greater New Orleans areato improve access to research opportunities Washington D.C., June. 17, 2024- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) is welcoming its first clinical research site from Louisiana into its network, Tandem Clinical Research of greater New Orleans. Tandem Clinical Research, a Prolerity Clinical Research Company site, advances […]
Read more »Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Collaborates on First-Ever Performance Recommendations for Blood-Based Biomarker Tests
Washington D.C., June. 14, 2024- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) proudly collaborated with The Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease (CEOi) to release the peer-reviewed publication of “Acceptable performance of blood biomarker tests of amyloid pathology — recommendations from the Global CEO Initiative on Alzheimer’s Disease,” in Nature Reviews Neurology. Alzheimer’s blood tests have the […]
Read more »Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Applauds the FDA’s Acceptance of the Subcutaneous Version of Leqembi
Washington D.C., June.10, 2024- Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) –applauds the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA)’s acceptance of Eisai’s application for the subcutaneous maintenance dosing of Leqembi. With an action date set for January 25, 2025, this autoinjector will be used for weekly maintenance dosing and stands to reduce the burden on patients who are eligible to receive this disease-modifying therapy, as it can be used […]
Read more »First-of-its-Kind Bio-Hermes Challenge Sparks Global Interest for Novel Research
Support from Scottish Parliament Underscores Its Significance Washington D.C., May 30, 2024- The Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation® (GAP) and the Scottish Funding Council’s Brain Health ARC have announced swift progress in the next steps of the Bio-Hermes Biomarker Data Challenge 2024, the research competition using the most comprehensive set of dementia biomarker data from ground-breaking […]
Read more »Scotland to host research challenge using the most comprehensive set of dementia biomarker in the world
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 […]
Read more »Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Applauds Labcorp’s Expansion of Alzheimer’s Blood Tests
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 […]
Read more »Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation Encourages FDA To Diligently and Expeditiously Conclude Its Review of Donanemab
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 […]
Read more »GAP to Present on Bio-Hermes, A Head-to-Head Blood-based and Digital Biomarker Platform Study, at Prestigious International Conference
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 […]
Read more »Promising Pathways to Simplified Alzheimer’s Diagnosis Unveiled in Groundbreaking Study
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 […]
Read more »Leading Alzheimer’s Researchers Coming to New Orleans for GAP-Net Site Optimization Conference
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 […]
Read more »National Citizen Scientist Awards Presented to Exemplary Clinical Trial Volunteers Participating in Research
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. […]
Read more »GAP Commends House of Representatives on Passage of the National Plan to End Parkinson’s Act
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. […]
Read more »GAP Applauds Johnson and Johnson’s Foray into Alzheimer’s Vaccine
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 […]
Read more »GAP Honors the Legacy of Sandra Day O’Connor
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 […]
Read more »GAP Mourns First Lady Rosalynn Carter
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. […]
Read more »GAP Applauds New Women’s Health Research
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 […]
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