DiaGenic ASA and GE Healthcare to Develop Blood-Based Test for Mild Cognitive Impairment, a Disorder Associated with Risk for Alzheimer’s Disease

OSLO, Norway--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Regulatory News:

DiaGenic ASA (OSE:DIAG) today announced a research agreement to collaborate with GE Healthcare to develop a blood-based test using DiaGenic’s peripheral gene expression profiling in patients with mild cognitive impairment, a disorder associated with risk for Alzheimer’s Disease. The study would be used in conjunction with PET imaging to identify a blood based gene expression signature in these patients. The PET imaging agent, [18F] Flutemetamol, is currently in phase 3 development and is not yet approved by any regulatory authority.

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