Global Alzheimer Platform Foundation Selects Cogstate for Industry-First Rater Certification Program
24 January 2018 - 11:55PM
Business Wire
Cogstate to Support Rater Training and Certification Program to
Enable Accelerated Study Start-up in Alzheimer’s Disease Clinical
Trials
The cognitive science company, Cogstate Ltd (ASX.CGS) today
announced it has been chosen by the Global Alzheimer’s Platform
(GAP) Foundation to support GAP’s rater certification program (RCP)
that will significantly increase the speed and quality of
Alzheimer’s clinical trials. The RCP is designed to qualify and
train clinical trial site personnel to administer cognitive and
functional assessments required for Alzheimer’s disease (AD)
studies. The RCP is central to GAP’s broader mission to support its
growing network (62) of high performance clinical trial sites,
called GAP-Net. These sites are dedicated to increasing study
quality and shortening duration of clinical trials in AD by up to
two years.
Jason Bork, Chief Operating Officer, Global Alzheimer’s Platform
Foundation commented, “GAP’s mission is to accelerate the
development of new treatments for Alzheimer’s disease. We hope to
eliminate redundant rater training – thereby providing a faster
pathway for AD clinical trial sites to start enrolling their
trials. Our partnership with Cogstate and our unprecedented rater
certification program will speed the study start for AD trials and
reduce trial completion delays due to rater turnover.”
Cogstate CEO, Brad O’Connor, commented, “We are proud to have
been selected to support such a visionary organization as the GAP
Foundation which is committed to reducing the time, cost and risk
of Alzheimer’s clinical trials. This partnership is an important
opportunity to advance the GAP mission with an innovative program
that better prepares clinical trial sites to advance the research
and development of AD treatments.”
About Cogstate
Cogstate Ltd (ASX:CGS) is a leading science and technology
solutions provider dedicated to optimizing the measurement of
cognition in clinical trials, academic research and healthcare.
Cogstate provides enabling technologies and professional services
for higher quality neuropsychological assessments and is a pioneer
in commercializing rapid, reliable and highly sensitive
computerized cognitive tests. Cogstate customers include the
world’s leading biopharmaceutical companies; elite sporting
organizations and military; physicians and patients; renowned
academic institutions and public-private partnerships. For more
information, please visit www.cogstate.com.
About Global Alzheimer’s Platform Foundation (GAP)
GAP is a patient-centric, non-profit dedicated to speeding the
delivery of innovative medicines to those in need by reducing the
time and cost of Alzheimer’s disease clinical trials. GAP formed a
unique and growing network of 58 leading research centers across
the U.S. and Canada to help optimize their operations. GAP launched
a community-based recruitment model and an online platform designed
to accelerate trial recruitment and increase minority
representation in research. Based in Washington D.C., GAP was
created by UsAgainstAlzheimer’s and the Global CEO Initiative
(CEOi) in 2015. To learn more about the GAP, please visit
globalalzplatform.org.
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Cogstate Media:Rachel Colite,
203-773-5010rcolite@cogstate.comorGlobal Alzheimer’s Platform
Foundation Media:Gus Nodal,
415-359-2320gus@landispr.comwww.landispr.com
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