Please note: B-SMART concluded its activities in June 2022.

Innovative nanotechnological RNA delivery systems targeting the direct cause of Alzheimer‘s disease instead of its symptoms

Neurodegenerative diseases such as Alzheimer’s affect over 7 million people in Europe. Despite this fact, few treatments for this group of diseases are available so far. Nanomedical approaches can make a difference, providing new therapeutic options by helping drugs to enter the brain.

Therefore, the multinational research project B-SMART sets out to provide an RNA-based therapy perspective for neurodegenerative diseases targeting the direct cause of the disease instead of its symptoms in the midterm.

  • Learn how far B-SMART has come in their collaborative endeavour in this new Video Clip which highlights project’s pathway to success

  • Learn about our ideas and objectives: The animated B-SMART film

  • Learn more about B-SMART and what working in an international research project means to the young scientists in our project

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"Transferring RNA therapeutics to the brain crossing the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier is a unique research endeavor. Finding a novel gateway to transport RNA to the brain will enable the development of causal therapies not only for Alzheimer’s, but for other diseases as well."

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Prof. Raymond Schiffelers (UMCU), Coordinator of B-SMART
Neurodegenerative Diseases
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Lack of causal therapies and effective drugs

Nanomedicines
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RNA-based nanomedicines directly targeting the brain

Transport
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Secure in-vivo transport through nanocarriers

Delivery
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Crossing the blood-cerebrospinal fluid barrier through ligands

Proof of Concept
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Basis technology for treatment of other diseases