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Boehringer Ingelheim and Vitae Pharmaceuticals announce a major collaboration to research and develop novel treatments for Alzheimer's disease
Boehringer Ingelheim, 06/16/09
Boehringer Ingelheim and Vitae Pharmaceuticals, Inc., announced today that they have entered into a significant worldwide collaboration to research and develop beta-secretase inhibitors for the treatment of Alzheimer's disease. Current therapies for Alzheimer's disease can improve symptoms, but do not affect the progression of the disease. The inhibition of BACE - an enzyme involved in the formation of amyloid-beta plaques which accumulate in the brains of patients with Alzheimer's disease - offers the potential to slow or even halt disease progression.
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