LONDON. - Wednesday, January 14th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

(BUSINESS WIRE) London Business School and AQR, a global investment management firm, will today launch the AQR Institute of Asset Management, a new partnership aimed at advancing research and best practices in the global asset management community. AQR’s 10-year commitment makes the firm one of the School’s most significant corporate partners.

The aim of the AQR Institute is to fund and generate research in asset management, equipping individuals and organisations with the insights and tools they need to preserve and generate long-term wealth. Through its research, teaching, and outreach activities, the AQR Institute will recognize exemplary scholars in the field with annual grants and awards, will sponsor events which bring together academics, policy makers, and practitioners at the highest level and will strengthen ties with the global investment community for the benefit of industry participants, aca ... Read more »

PARIS. - Thursday, January 15th 2015 [ME NewsWire]

    The European Prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia (EPAD) Initiative is a collaborative research initiative to improve the chance of successfully preventing Alzheimer’s dementia and to better understand early aspects of Alzheimer’s disease before dementia develops.
    The 5 year EPAD programme is part of the Innovative Medicines Initiative, a joint undertaking between the European Union and the European Federation of Pharmaceutical Industries and Associations, EFPIA.
    EPAD will establish a European-wide register of 24,000 participants, of which 1,500 will be invited to participate in a trial to test new treatments for prevention of Alzheimer’s dementia

(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The members of the EPAD initiative today announced the start of a novel collaboration between academic and private sectors to test innovative treatments for the prev ... Read more »