Jun 1, 2019
Awarded a grant from the EU Horizon 2020 for the VERDAD project
EU Grant for Alzheimer’s Test
In 2019, Pre Diagnostics successfully applied and was awarded a grant from the EU Horizon 2020 program for its VERDAD application (Very Early, Reliable Detection of Alzheimer’s Disease) for the development of a CE-marked blood test for Alzheimer’s disease (grant agreement No 849834). The grant will cover 70 % of the EUR 3,36 million total project costs while the remaining EUR 1 million was funded by private capital. The project started in June 2019 and will last for 30 months.
Backed by the EIC’s SME Program
The SME Instrument is part of the European Innovation Council (EIC) pilot that supports top-class innovators, entrepreneurs, small companies and scientists with funding opportunities and acceleration services. Companies can apply for two distinct phases under the SME Instrument, depending on the maturity of their innovation.