DiamiR Lands $2.8M SBIR Grant for MicroRNA Detection in Alzheimer's

Mar 15, 2017

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NEW YORK (GenomeWeb) – The National Institutes of Health has awarded an approximately $2.8 million Phase IIB Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) grant to microRNA diagnostics firm DiamiR.

The three-year grant from the National Institute on Aging will help the company develop its first test, CogniMir, CEO Kira Sheinerman said in a statement. The test is targeted at early-stage Alzheimer's disease patients.

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DiamiR Lands $2.8M SBIR Grant for MicroRNA Detection in Alzheimer's

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