FDA fast-tracks Biogen's investigational Alzheimer's drug aducanumab

2 September 2016
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The US Food and Drug Administration has granted Fast Track designation for biotech major Biogen’s (Nasdaq: BIIB) aducanumab, its investigational treatment for early Alzheimer’s disease (AD). The FDA’s Fast Track program supports the development of new treatments for serious conditions with an unmet medical need such as Alzheimer’s disease.

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