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About the Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API)

The Alzheimer’s Prevention Initiative (API) was established in 2009 by Banner Alzheimer’s Institute to launch a new era in Alzheimer’s prevention research, accelerate the evaluation and approval of prevention therapies, and find ones that work as soon as possible.

The international collaborative includes:

API is led by researchers from Banner Alzheimer’s Institute (BAI) in Phoenix, Arizona in partnership with leaders from academia, industry, and other public and private stakeholder organizations around the world. It is supported by competitive research grants from the National Institute on Aging (NIA), generous philanthropic contributions to Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation, and partnerships with pharmaceutical companies.*

*API projects and programs have received generous support from NIA grants RF1 AG041705, UF1 AG046150, R01 AG031581, R01 AG055444, R01 AG063954, P30 AG19610,  R01AG058468 and R33AG070604 ; collaborative research agreements with Genentech/Roche, Novartis, Amgen and Avid/Eli Lilly; philanthropic support from Banner Alzheimer’s Foundation, Alzheimer’s Association, FBRI, FIL Foundation, Flinn Foundation, Forget Me Not Initiative, GHR Foundation, the NOMIS Foundation; Colciencias grants 1115-408-20512, 1115-408-20543; and the Arizona Alzheimer’s Consortium.

API's Mission

Our mission is to end Alzheimer’s disease before another generation is lost.   

To fulfill this mission, we continue to: 

  • Accelerate the evaluation, approval and accessibility of Alzheimer’s prevention therapies 
  • Conduct pioneering prevention trials in cognitively unimpaired people at biological risk 
  • Lead large-scale research recruitment registries   
  • Capitalize on extensive collaborations and resource-sharing to have the greatest impact 

ADAD Colombia Trial

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Generation Program

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eSmarter Trial

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