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The last 3 months have been the most exciting in the European Prevention of Alzheimer's Dementia (EPAD) project so far. We have recruited our first research participants in the Edinburgh and Barcelona Trial Delivery Centers (TDCs) and will start recruitment in the Amsterdam, Geneva, Stockholm, and Toulouse TDCs by the end of the summer. We are now truly live and on track to build the first pan-European platform to test new interventions in the treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease. Furthermore, in June the IMI-2 “Amyloid Imaging to Prevent Alzheimer’s Disease” or AMYPAD project was announced, which offers EPAD the exciting opportunity to also add amyloid PET imaging to its research toolbox.

This electronic newsletter will be published quarterly and be accessible via the EPAD website (www.ep-ad.org) and inform the Alzheimer community on EPAD’s main achievements, upcoming events as well as allow you to meet the scientists who make it all happen.

In this issue, we present the highlights from our recent General Assembly meeting that was held in Barcelona from May 17-19. You can also find out more about 2 of the EPAD collaborators, Shobha Dhadda and Brian Tom

We hope you enjoy this issue of the EPAD newsletter! Happy Reading!  

Serge Van der Geyten

EPAD Coordinator

Q2 2016 Highlights

Bid to prevent Alzheimer’s dementia signs up first study recruit

A major study to find interventions that prevent the onset of Alzheimer’s dementia has recruited its first participant. The £50 million (€64 m) Europe-wide initiative aims to improve understanding of the early stages of Alzheimer’s disease and how it leads to dementia. Julie (pictured) from near Edinburgh in Scotland is the first person to take part in the project, which …

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Interview with Shobha Dhadda

What is your current role in EPAD? I am one of the leaders of Work package 2 as well as a steering committee member. Work package 2 is responsible for creation of the disease models and adaptive design platform trial. In addition, I contributed to the development of proof of concept protocol with work package 4. This collaboration is multi-level …

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EPAD present(s) @

• EPAD presentation at the Scientific symposium on the role of global collaborations in the search for a better understanding of and new treatments for AD - Beerse (Belgium) - September 21

• EPAD present at the IMI Stakeholder Forum - Brussels (Belgium) - September 28/29