Cindy Birck
cindybirck.bsky.social
Cindy Birck
@cindybirck.bsky.social
Project Officer for Alzheimer Europe

#Alzheimer's disease #dementia #35AEC #clinicaltrials
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📢 NEW paper out in Alzheimer's & Dementia, using data from the AMYPAD Prognostic and Natural History Study!

Congratulations to all authors 👏

alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/10.1002/...
Cortical thickness subtypes in cognitively unimpaired individuals: Differential network and transcriptomic vulnerability to cortical thinning
INTRODUCTION The emergence, stability, and contributing factors of Alzheimer's disease (AD) gray matter subtypes remain unclear. METHODS We analyzed data from 1323 individuals without a diagnosis ...
alz-journals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com
October 15, 2025 at 8:36 AM
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Did you attend the 35th Alzheimer Europe Conference #35AEC in Bologna earlier this month? Have some feedback to share with the organising team? Please take a few moments to complete the delegate feedback survey, via this link: bit.ly/35AEC_Feedback

Closes Friday 31/10!
October 28, 2025 at 11:24 AM
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Arrivederci! That's a wrap on #35AEC!

Huge thanks to everyone. We loved having all 1,500+ of you there and sharing this great experience with you and co-hosts Federazione Alzheimer Italia and Alzheimer Uniti Italia.

Read all about this third and final day:
www.alzheimer-europe.org/news/final-d...
October 8, 2025 at 4:42 PM
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Ahead of @alzheimereurope.bsky.social #35AEC Bologna: members of the European Working Group of People with Dementia & the European Dementia Carers Working Group are consulting on @fluidx-ad.bsky.social prototype saliva-based screening tests for Alzheimer’s disease risk indication.
www.fluidx-ad.eu
October 6, 2025 at 9:01 AM
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What a top notch bunch of people!
@alzheimereurope.bsky.social in Bologna for #35AEC
#GOTEAM
October 8, 2025 at 9:58 AM
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Claire Fyve tells us about her son’s condition Nieman-Picks disease. Known as “childhood Alzheimer’s”. It’s the first time childhood dementia has been presented at Alzheimer Europe Conference #35AEC @alzheimereurope.bsky.social see more info www.childhooddementia.org
Childhood Dementia Initiative
Urgently disrupting the impact of childhood dementia. Childhood Dementia Initiative exists to find answers and better ways to research and treat the 70+ disorders that lead to childhood dementia. Thro...
www.childhooddementia.org
October 8, 2025 at 7:52 AM
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October 7, 2025 at 1:31 PM
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📢 4 weeks to the call 9 deadline - the 🕤 is ticking!
🤝 Need consortia partners? Head to our online brokerage platform where you can find other potential applicants & team up! ihicalldays2024.converve.io
More info👉 europa.eu/!DQY8t4 #IHITransformingHealth #HealthInnovation #HorizonEU #EUResearch
April 1, 2025 at 8:39 AM
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✨ Today marks the start of #ADPD2025 in Vienna!

If you're attending the conference, don’t miss the AMYPAD, EPAD and EUROPAD-related talks.

We hope to see you there to catch up on our latest advancements 🙌
April 1, 2025 at 9:08 AM
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Yesterday we hosted our Multi-MeMo General Assembly meeting to discuss key project developments & plan future activities!

📅 This meeting came just ahead of #ADPD2025, where several of our members will be attending and engaging with experts in the field.

www.multi-memo.eu/multi-memo-m...
April 1, 2025 at 7:35 AM
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📣Several Multi-MeMo partners are attending #ADPD2025 this week in Vienna!

We are pleased to be part of this important scientific event! If you are attending the conference, check out our website to know where we can meet our partners⤵️

www.multi-memo.eu/multi-memo-m...
April 1, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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🤝 This morning, our executive director exchanged views with the European Parliament's SANT committee on #PublicHealth. He highlighted how bold, #PublicPrivate #Collaborative partnerships are essential for advanced health research.
👉 Read more: europa.eu/!vcQkDP
#IHITransformingHealth #HealthResearch
Bold collaborations vital for advanced health research, SANT committee hears
Niklas Blomberg, IHI’s executive director, exchanged views with Members of the European Parliament from the SANT committee about how public-private partnerships like IHI can propel health innovation f...
europa.eu
March 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
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Members of the Multi-MeMo Advisory Board met online earlier today to share their views regarding the impact of the new developments in dementia disease-modifying drug treatments and their possible impact on the general population in Europe and preventive programmes

www.multi-memo.eu/members-of-t...
March 20, 2025 at 2:37 PM
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📣 Check out this new article providing a comprehensive review of the pathologic processes reflected by Aβ-PET and CSF biomarkers, their performance, and their current and future applications and contexts of use.

Congratulations to all authors 👏

doi.org/10.1002/alz....
Considerations in the clinical use of amyloid PET and CSF biomarkers for Alzheimer's disease
Amyloid-β (Aβ) positron emission tomography (PET) imaging and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) biomarkers are now established tools in the diagnostic workup of patients with Alzheimer's disease (AD), and t...
doi.org
March 24, 2025 at 2:15 PM
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📢 Check out this recent opinion piece on the use of Centiloid threshold for anti-amyloid therapy published in The Journal of Prevention of Alzheimer's Disease.

Many AMYPAD collaborators are acknowledged for sharing their input on the topic!

doi.org/10.1016/j.tj...
February 4, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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Register for the EBRAINS Tutorials and Users Day on 12 March in Heidelberg!

Newcomers will have the chance to explore the wide range of Open Science tools and services available on the EBRAINS research infrastructure.

Find out more: www.ebrains.eu/news-and-eve...
January 16, 2025 at 9:06 AM
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Here comes my first Bluesky post: Happy to share new exciting job opportunities with Alzheimer Europe - if you have experience and a background in communication, conference organisation or finance, why don't you apply for one of these three positions?
www.alzheimer-europe.org/news/we-are-...
We are recruiting for three new full-time permanent positions - a Communications Officer, a Conference Coordinator and a Finance Officer
Alzheimer Europe Is looking to immediately fill the following Luxembourg-based positions:
www.alzheimer-europe.org
January 7, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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📣 IHI call 10 is open! DYK the topics contribute to several 🇪🇺 policies, incl. #GreenDeal, #chemicals legislation, #pharmaceutical strategy, #EHDS, #Digital strategy & more!
Want to get involved?
▶️ Visit the call webpage europa.eu/!c3xxWb
#HorizonEU #IHITransformingHealth #HealthData #HealthResearch
January 22, 2025 at 9:31 AM