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Our Mission

Mission:

ADvantage Therapeutics is developing novel therapeutics to treat neurodegenerative conditions with a major focus on Alzheimer’s Disease (AD).

We are currently approved for Phase 2 clinical trials in Europe and possess an ILAP Passport designation from MHRA in the UK which may permit simultaneous clinical enrollment and early commercialization in the U.K after phase 2. With a dedicated research team and laboratory at the Vienna BioCenter, ADvantage is developing potentially paradigm-changing therapies to treat AD and other diseases of aging.

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“One sometimes finds
what one is not looking for”

How a potentially disease-modifying compound for Alzheimer's Disease was discovered.

Over the last 20 years, Alzheimer’s research concentrated on therapies to produce antibodies against different amyloid-beta peptide species, which were shown to accumulate in the brains of Alzheimer’s patients. However, clinical trial efficacy proved elusive.

“The power of Science”

Meanwhile, the research team led by Drs. Frank Mattner, Walter Schmidt and Achim Schneeberger developed a (mimotope-based) vaccine, AD02, against amyloid-beta peptides (with a free N-terminus).

In 2014, the team orchestrated a double-blinded, randomized clinical phase 2 trial with a vaccine candidate against AD in 332 Alzheimer’s patients. In this trial, AD04™ (based on Alhydrogel™) served as a control group.

“ADvantage Therapeutics is born to achieve the mission”

Unexpectedly, the patients from the control group significantly benefited from the AD04™ application. Patients treated with AD04™ saw reduced hippocampal shrinkage—a region critical for memory and spatial orientation—and a corresponding slowdown in cognitive decline.

In 2021, Frank Mattner, Walter Schmidt, Agustin Fernandez and Jeffrey Madden founded ADvantage Therapeutics Inc. to provide Alzheimer’s patients with a transformative, life-enhancing treatment.

Our Science

Summary of Phase 2:
AD04™, a Unique Compound
with Disease Modifying Activity

Large Group of AD Patients Diagnosed According to Biomarker Enhanced Criteria (Phase 2 Clinical Study)

The 2mg IMM-AD04™ control arm of the trial showed a statistically significant slower decline over the combined 4 other groups on clinical outcomes (Cognition and Quality of life) and MRI hippocampal volume as biomarker.

*1 The Hippocampus is the part of the brain that harbors memory and orientation functions.

OUR SCIENCE

Our product candidate, AD04™, is a known immuno-stimulant: this compound has been widely used as an adjuvant in human and animal vaccination programs and has a well-established safety record. However, injection of this compound as single ingredient for the treatment of AD is a proprietary and patented approach.

Our data obtained in patients with early AD indicated that AD04™, applied repeatedly to the subcutis of the upper arm induced a statistically significant slower decline over the combined 4 other groups on clinical outcomes (e.g. cognition and quality of life) and MRI hippocampal volume as biomarker. Importantly, reduced loss of the hippocampal volume correlated with significantly less decline in cognitive measures, e.g., adapted Alzheimer’s Disease Assessment Scale-cognitive (aADAS-cog), but not in functional endpoints supporting AD04™ as a therapeutic compound.

AD04™ tested in the respective clinical trial arm (n=51 patients) was safe and well tolerated. There was neither evidence for autoimmunity nor for hematological abnormalities or hepato-/nephrotoxicity.

A thorough proteomics analysis reveals that the peripheral inflammation caused by AD04™ translates in the brain in a significant change of expression of several proteins associated with mechanisms of lipids elimination. In turn, this leads to a reduction of inflammation in the brain and an activation of microglia to clean up waste molecules.

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OUR PIPELINE

Our clinical developments and accomplishments leading to a
consistent success.

The world desperately needs disease-modifying therapies for AD: we combine immunology and neuroscience to create first-in-class therapeutics.

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OUR TEAM

We will sustain a knowledge-building culture that combines leading-edge scientific skill, unencumbered by conventional assumptions, with a passion for bringing paradigm-changing medical treatments to patients worldwide.

Executive Management
Jeffrey B. Madden

Jeffrey B. Madden

Chief Executive Officer

David Buchsbaum

David Buchsbaum

Chief Financial Officer

Olivier Jarry

Olivier Jarry

Chief Operating Officer

Achim Schneeberger, M.D.

Achim Schneeberger, M.D.

Chief Medical Officer

Walter Schmidt, Ph.D.

Walter Schmidt, Ph.D.

Director, mRNA Division

Carmela Abraham, Ph.D.

Carmela Abraham, Ph.D.

Chief Science Officer

Thomas Hoffmann, Ph.D.

Thomas Hoffmann, Ph.D.

Chief Technology Officer

Scientific Advisory Board
Makoto Kuro-o, M.D., Ph.D.

Makoto Kuro-o, M.D., Ph.D.

Cynthia A. Lemere, Ph.D.

Cynthia A. Lemere, Ph.D.

Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D.

Rudolph Tanzi, Ph.D.

SAB Chair

Clinical Advisory Board
Serge Gauthier, M.D.

Serge Gauthier, M.D.

Bruno Dubois, M.D.

Bruno Dubois, M.D.

Oliver Peters, M.D.

Oliver Peters, M.D.

COMPANY NEWS

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Discoverer of the Klotho Gene and Pioneer in Longevity and Disease Prevention Dr. Makoto Kuro-o Joins Scientific Advisory Board of ADvantage Therapeutics

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ADvantage Therapeutics Has Commenced Enrollment for Its Phase 2b Clinical Trial of AD04™ for Treatment of Alzheimer’s Disease

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ADvantage Therapeutics Welcomes Esteemed Expert in Alzheimer’s Disease and Klotho Protein, Carmela Abraham, Ph.D. as Chief Science Officer

ADvantage also acquires intellectual property to enhance its Alzheimer’s disease and longevity portfolios

ADvantage’s CEO, Jeffrey Madden speaks to Dave, The CareGiver’s Caregiver/Avoiding Burnout

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