Diadem U.S. Inc. - a subsidiary of Diadem Srl, based at OpenZone campus - a company developing the first blood-based test for the early prediction of Alzheimer’s disease (AD), announced that the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has granted Breakthrough Device Designation for AlzoSure® Predict, Diadem’s blood-based biomarker prognostic assay designed to identify with high accuracy whether individuals over the age of 50 with signs of cognitive impairment will or will not progress to Alzheimer’s disease, up to six years before definitive symptoms are apparent.
The FDA Breakthrough Designation is granted to novel medical devices that have the potential to provide more effective diagnosis or treatment of life-threatening or irreversibly debilitating diseases or conditions. The Breakthrough Device designation allows companies to benefit from additional FDA input as they work to validate the safety and efficacy of their devices during development and during the regulatory submission process, with expedited review once the company files for marketing approval.