BioArctic and University of Oslo sign research agreement to investigate Apolipoprotein E as a drug target for Alzheimer’s disease
Stockholm, Sweden, June 29, 2020 – BioArctic AB (publ) (Nasdaq Stockholm: BIOA B) and University of Oslo, Institute of Clinical Medicine (IKM), announced today that they have signed a research collaboration agreement to increase the understanding of Apolipoprotein E (ApoE) as a drug target for Alzheimer’s disease. BioArctic will provide financial support for a two-year research position, with potential extension, and Professor Lars Nilsson at the Department of Pharmacology will be heading the research project at University of Oslo. Apolipoprotein E is the major genetic risk factor