24 October: Switzerland launches National Platform on Dementia

On 24 October 2019, the Swiss Government announced that it will transform the National Dementia Strategy 2014-2019 into a new “National Dementia Platform”.

The aim of the National Dementia Strategy was to improve the quality of life of people with dementia and their families. It expires at the end of 2019 and the new platform aims to continue the work started with the strategy and to facilitate professional exchange.

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11 November: MIRIADE project holds official kick-off meeting in Amsterdam

The MIRIADE Marie Curie ITN project was kicked-off on 11 November at a meeting in Amsterdam. MIRIADE aims to generate a novel generation of scientists able to accelerate fluid biomarker development for dementias. Alzheimer Europe will support the dissemination and communication activities and provide secondments to two early-stage researchers, during the course of the project.

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11 November: Enjoyed #29AEC? Mark the dates for #30AEC!

If you attended and enjoyed #29AEC or were unable to join us in The Hague and were sorry to miss out, then mark the dates for the 30th Alzheimer Europe Conference! #30AEC will take place in Bucharest, Romania, on 20-22 October 2020. More information about the conference in Bucharest will soon be available on our website. The call for abstracts will open in the early part of next year (typically in February) and the registrations soon after that (typically in March).

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18 November: EPAD project releases its first wave of data

The EPAD project has announced the release of its first wave of data including the baseline data from the first 500 research participants (V500.0). The project is one of the world’s leading dementia prevention studies involving 39 organisations across multiple sectors.Alzheimer Europe is proud to be involved in this work.

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