BusinessWeek Logo
AC Immune

AC Immune

Lausanne, Switzerland
Biotechnology
CEO: Andrea Pfeifer, 51


This company, co-founded by a Nobel Laureate in chemistry in 2003, is working on treatments for Alzheimer's disease. Alzheimer's is caused by abnormal aggregations of proteins, called plaques, that block normal brain functioning. AC Immune is developing therapies to dissolve the plaques and inhibit their formation. Clinical trials of three such treatments began this year.


Magazine

Current Issue

BusinessWeek Cover