SAN DIEGO, Sep 29, 2014 (BUSINESS WIRE) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved the Investigational New Drug (IND) application from NeuroGenetic Pharmaceuticals, Inc. (NGP) to begin clinical trials on its NGP 555 compound to treat and prevent Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The approval follows successful completion of all preclinical phases under a fast-track grant from the National Institute of Neurologic Disease and Stroke (NINDS).
Dr. William T. Comer, CEO of NGP, a privately held biopharmaceutical company focused on Alzheimer’s disease therapeutics, said NGP completed pre-clinical toxicology and safety studies of NGP 555 under Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grants from the NINDS, grant no. 1U44NS073133-01A1 totaling $3.4 million. The efficacy studies showed beneficial and chronic effects on amyloid biomarkers, pathology, and cognition while lacking the side effects of other compounds and mechanisms for preventing Alzheimer’s disease (AD).
The Alois Alzheimer Foundation 