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Quanterix Expands Menu of Ultra-Sensitive Neurology Assays with Simoa® P-Tau181 V2 Kit for Improved Detection and Study of Alzheimer’s Disease
Preliminary research demonstrates the biomarker’s revolutionary potential to empower accessible and scalable blood testing for Alzheimer’s disease; Quanterix
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[{"type":"text","content":"\nPreliminary research demonstrates the biomarker’s revolutionary potential to empower accessible and scalable blood testing for Alzheimer’s disease; Quanterix to discuss latest findings and how researchers can gain early access to newest Simoa assay during June 3 PPH webinar\n\n BILLERICA, Mass.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--\nQuanterix Corporation (NASDAQ: QTRX), a company digitizing biomarker analysis to advance the science of precision health, today announced that it will expand its robust menu of ready-to-use Simoa® kits to include tau phosphorylated at threonine 181 (p-tau181), a highly specific biomarker for the study of Alzheimer’s disease pathology, in cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), serum and plasma. A growing body of research, including work published recently in The Lancet Neurology, suggests that the biomarker could prove critical to predicting Alzheimer’s disease progression and differentiating the disease from other neurodegenerative disorders. Moreover, an ultra-sensitive, blood p-tau181 assay may hold the key to advancing preventative care for the disease in clinics and via homecare sampling through a simple, cost-effective blood-based screening that can deliver an early, objective diagnosis. These findings and details on how researchers can gain early access to Quanterix’ new commercial assay through the Simoa Accelerator Laboratory, will be discussed during an upcoming Powering Precision Health (PPH) Think Tank Webinar taking place at 10 a.m., EDT on June 3, 2020.\n\n\n“Biomarkers continue to play an invaluable role in understanding how neurological diseases manifest, progress and respond to treatment,” said Kevin Hrusovsky, Chairman, Chief Executive Officer and President, Quanterix. “Building on years of innovation and a proven track record for successfully commercializing ultra-sensitive assays that disrupt markets and drive innovative breakthroughs forward, our p-tau181 version 2 assay kit offers researchers unrivaled visibility and specificity into this revolutionary marker in serum and plasma. The exquisite sensitivity of Simoa uniquely positions us to deliver on the promise of p-tau181 to pave new pathways in Alzheimer’s disease exploration, just as our neurofilament light chain (Nf-L) assay has transformed research for other neurological diseases. In particular, the impact of a high-definition, blood-based Simoa assay...