Groundbreaking technology for the treatment of neurological diseases

Brain conditions, including brain tumors and neurodegenerative diseases such as ALS and Alzheimer’s, Parkinson’s and Huntington’s disease, have a major impact on patients, their loved ones and society as a whole. The treatment of these conditions is often very drastic, and in the case of neurodegenerative diseases, options are mainly limited to symptom management, as no cure currently exists. When developing drugs for neurological diseases, one of the challenges that must be overcome is the blood-brain barrier. This highly-selective barrier consists of unique cells lining the tiny blood vessels in the brain and acts like a protective filter, preventing harmful substances in the blood from entering the brain. In almost all cases, drugs are also prevented from reaching the brain, which makes the effective treatment of neurological diseases all the more difficult.