ALS CURE Project

There are two key challenges in developing an ALS cure: the ALS disease mechanism and ALS biomarkers are unknown. This is compounded by the reality that the revenue opportunity for pharmaceutical companies is limited as only 18,000 people in United States have the disease at a given time compared to the 2 million people battling cancer. Unfortunately, due to a lack of a diagnostic test for ALS, a patient typically has to endure multiple uncomfortable nerve tests in addition to several tests for

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There are two key challenges in developing an ALS cure: the ALS disease mechanism and ALS biomarkers are unknown. This is compounded by the reality that the revenue opportunity for pharmaceutical companies is limited as only 18,000 people in United States have the disease at a given time compared to the 2 million people battling cancer. Unfortunately, due to a lack of a diagnostic test for ALS, a patient typically has to endure multiple uncomfortable nerve tests in addition to several tests for

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