Biogen to Present Data at the 13th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases

Biogen (NASDAQ: BIIB) will present data from its Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease programs at the 13^th International Conference on Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s Diseases (AD/PD™) in Vienna, Austria March 29 – April 2, 2017. The Biogen presentations include data from research of Alzheimer’s and Parkinson’s disease biomarkers; the investigational treatment for Alzheimer’s disease, aducanumab; and the investigational treatment for Parkinson’s disease, BIIB054.

The scheduled presentations include:

• Binding and functional characterization of human-derived anti-alpha-synuclein antibody BIIB054. Platform, March 29, 2017: 12:00 p.m. CET.

• Longitudinal dopamine transporter (DAT) spect change in Parkinson’s disease within anatomically derived brain regions. Poster 281, March 31, 2017: 8:00 a.m. CET.

• Twelve-month interim analysis of APOE4 carriers for fixed and titration dosing regimens in PRIME, a Phase 1b study of aducanumab. Platform, March 31, 2017: 10:15 a.m. CET. This is an updated analysis showing the previously presented Phase 1b titration cohort (first presented at the Clinical Trials on Alzheimer’s Disease Meeting (CTAD) in December, 2016) together with the ApoE4 subgroups from the 1,3,6 and 10mg/kg fixed dosing cohorts.
  
  This slide presentation will be available concurrently with the session on the Investor section of the Biogen company website, www.Biogen.com.

• Amyloid-positive subjects exhibit longitudinal reductions in default mode network spontaneous brain activity over a two-year period. Platform, March 31, 2017: 5:15 p.m. CET.
• Randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled, single ascending dose study of anti-alpha-synuclein antibody BIIB054 in healthy volunteers. Platform, April 2, 2017: 12:30 p.m. CET.

About Biogen

Through cutting-edge science and medicine, Biogen discovers, develops and delivers worldwide innovative therapies for people living with serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases. Founded in 1978, Biogen is a pioneer in biotechnology, and today the company has the leading portfolio of medicines to treat multiple sclerosis; has introduced the first and only approved treatment for spinal muscular atrophy; and is at the forefront of neurology research for conditions including Alzheimer’s disease, Parkinson’s disease and amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Biogen also manufactures and commercializes biosimilars of advanced biologics. For more information, please visit www.biogen.com. Follow us on social media – Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook, YouTube.

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