QPS- Validation Discussing QPS last week in looking at there Web site and scrolling news articles, three of the nine have to do with Amorfix and the third one is of particular interest to me.
1) Amorfix and QPS collaboration- nothing new here.
2) Neuropharmacology- In Vitro models of Alzhemizers disease, explantion of there animal models.
3) Early stage clinical- If you recall the article from Alzforum on July 23,2012, it was pointed out there is some scientific questions about the storage and handling of CSF samples. From this article " One problem might be the storage of CSF samples. The best approach, Felsenstein suggested, is to assay fresh CSF and limit manipulation to simple dilution of the sample."
QPS news release "Blood and CSF samples were collected over 30 hours ", Furthermore ,all CSF samples tested reflected non-negligible levels of Acetylcholine, an Alzheimer's Disease-sensitive biomarker, indicating that the CSF collected was of good quality "