Alzheimer's Dx: An Essential Piece of the Puzzle
Executive Summary
Finding growth opportunities in an era of constrained spending and health care reform is not an easy task, but an increasing number of companies operating in the diagnostics space are taking aim at one underserved area they believe will be a big winner in the years ahead: Alzheimer’s disease. This is a field still in its infancy and the risk of failure remains high. But as research progresses, it’s becoming clear that advances in AD diagnostics could play a major role in reducing that risk.
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